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  1. Kit Wright is the poet of the poem Dad and the cat and the Tree. Read summary of Dad and the Cat and the Tree Play quiz on Dad and the Cat and the Tree Video on Dad and the Cat and the Tree

  1. Lois Brandt Phillips wrote the poem Meadow Surprises. Summary of Poem Meadow Surprises Quiz on the Poem Meadow Surprises Video on the Poem Meadow Surprises

  1. Buttercup is a wild plant that has beautiful yellow flowers. Summary of Poem Meadow Surprises Quiz on the Poem Meadow Surprises Video on the Poem Meadow Surprises

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    In this poem, the poet compares the sharp features of the landscape to the century’s corpse; “The land’s sharp features seemed to be the Century’s corpse outleant.” This sentence seems to embody the dying century. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    In this poem, the poet compares the sharp features of the landscape to the century’s corpse; “The land’s sharp features seemed to be the Century’s corpse outleant.” This sentence seems to embody the dying century.

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    The metaphor of “crossing the bar” represents the serene journey from life through death. It denotes to the transition from life to death. Read summary of Crossing the Bar

    The metaphor of “crossing the bar” represents the serene journey from life through death. It denotes to the transition from life to death.

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  1. The “Crossing the Bar” is an allegory, which means an extended metaphor is running throughout the poem. The metaphor of death is implied through various symbols and imageries in the poem. Read summary of Crossing the Bar

    The “Crossing the Bar” is an allegory, which means an extended metaphor is running throughout the poem. The metaphor of death is implied through various symbols and imageries in the poem.

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  1. It is a soliloquy titled "Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me." Some sentences from the speech are lyrically expressed. Two stanzas, each differing in length, make up the poem. The rhyme scheme used in the poem is ABAB.   Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me Summary 

    It is a soliloquy titled “Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me.” Some sentences from the speech are lyrically expressed. Two stanzas, each differing in length, make up the poem. The rhyme scheme used in the poem is ABAB.

     

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  1. This poem is divided into two stanzas wherein the first stanza consists of 3 lines while the second consists of 6. Written in free verse, it does not follow a rhyme scheme.    Two Headed Calf Summary

    This poem is divided into two stanzas wherein the first stanza consists of 3 lines while the second consists of 6. Written in free verse, it does not follow a rhyme scheme. 

     

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