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    There is no specific rhyme scheme or meter employed in the poem. It is written in free verse. The End and the Beginning Summary

    There is no specific rhyme scheme or meter employed in the poem. It is written in free verse.

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    The poem tackles several significant subjects, including mortality, loneliness, grief, and quiet. The speaker addresses what it's like to grieve over a loved one and how it isolates one from the outside world, which connects all three of these issues throughout the poem. The speaker demands in the fRead more

    The poem tackles several significant subjects, including mortality, loneliness, grief, and quiet. The speaker addresses what it’s like to grieve over a loved one and how it isolates one from the outside world, which connects all three of these issues throughout the poem. The speaker demands in the first words that everyone stops talking and that “mourners come” to grieve. The speaker looks for change in the world but can’t seem to find it. They are alone in their grief, and nobody recognizes that sufficiently.

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    The central idea of Li Bai's "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" revolves around the themes of solitude, transience, and the search for companionship when one is lonely. As the poet drinks alone, he finds solace in the company of the faraway moon, a distant drinking partner and his shadow, which is nothRead more

    The central idea of Li Bai’s “Drinking Alone Under the Moon” revolves around the themes of solitude, transience, and the search for companionship when one is lonely. As the poet drinks alone, he finds solace in the company of the faraway moon, a distant drinking partner and his shadow, which is nothing but his extension. Despite the melancholy tone, the poem highlights a celebration of joy in the act of raising the cup and inviting the moon, emphasizing the poet’s ability to find moments of happiness even in loneliness.

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    Metaphor: The central and most powerful device is the extended metaphor comparing the crushed fly to human existence. The book represents death, its closing pages symbolizing the finality of life. This comparison makes the poem's message clear and relatable, using a seemingly insignificant creatureRead more

    • Metaphor: The central and most powerful device is the extended metaphor comparing the crushed fly to human existence. The book represents death, its closing pages symbolizing the finality of life. This comparison makes the poem’s message clear and relatable, using a seemingly insignificant creature to ponder a universal human experience.

    • Apostrophe: Turner directly addresses the dead fly in lines like “thou” and “thine,” creating a sense of intimacy and immediacy. This personalizes the event and draws the reader deeper into the speaker’s contemplation.

    • Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words (e.g., “survive,” “hand,” “harm”) add a musicality and emphasize certain keywords, drawing attention to their significance.

    • Imagery: The poem creates vivid images of the fly’s crushed wings and the closed book, making the scene real and impactful for the reader.

    • Personification: Attributing human qualities to the book, like it “seizes” the fly, makes the object more menacing and reinforces the connection with death.

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    The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The poet has used both perfect end rhymes and slant rhymes.  I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Summary

    The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The poet has used both perfect end rhymes and slant rhymes. 

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    Alliteration - Alliteration is repetition of the same letter or sound in a line. In the poem alliteration occurs in the lines “his head”, “he was hung”, “It was the spring, the sun kept shining,” etc. Simile- simile is used when the poet directly compares one thing to another by using the words “as”Read more

    1. Alliteration – Alliteration is repetition of the same letter or sound in a line. In the poem alliteration occurs in the lines “his head”, “he was hung”, “It was the spring, the sun kept shining,” etc.

    2. Simile- simile is used when the poet directly compares one thing to another by using the words “as” or “like”. In this poem, the poet uses simile in the lines“he was hung in the river like a heart”, and “I planted him in this country/ like a flag.”

    3. Symbolism- symbolism is when the poet uses words to symbolize a concept, person or idea in a poem. In this poem, the “floating land”  symbolizes the emotional distance between the mother and son.

    4. Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an undercut comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the, the poet compares “the dangerous river of his own birth” to the search for identity. Metaphor is also used in the lines “his head a bathysphere”, “cairn of my plans and future charts”, and “The dreamed sails”.

    5. Imagery- imagery is the use of words by a poet to paint a picture in the minds of the reader. Imagery can be of various types; tactile, olfactory, auditory, gustatory and visual. In the poem, the poet uses visual imagery to create the image of the strange land and the river flowing.

    6. Enjambment – enjambment is when the line is continued onto the next line without any pause. In the poem, the poet uses enjambment to create an internal connection within the stanzas.

    7. Personification- personification is used when the poet gives human-like qualities to non-human objects. The poem personifies “currents” in the line “the currents took him.”

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    Rhetorical Question: A rhetorical question poses a question to make a point rather than eliciting a response. Even though the answer to a rhetorical question is usually evident, the questioner uses it to emphasize a point. This poem's opening two stanzas are composed entirely of rhetorical inquiriesRead more

    1. Rhetorical Question: A rhetorical question poses a question to make a point rather than eliciting a response. Even though the answer to a rhetorical question is usually evident, the questioner uses it to emphasize a point. This poem’s opening two stanzas are composed entirely of rhetorical inquiries, a decision that serves to make the speaker come out as pleasant, direct, and reasonable.

    “Why so pale and wan, fond lover?”

    The term “fond,” which in this context doesn’t mean “affectionate” but rather “foolish,” indicates the poet’s tone in the question being asked. He is making fun of his friend’s one-sided love and, at the same time, shows concern for his friend, who appears to be sick because of unappreciated feelings.

    2. Alliteration: The term “alliteration” refers to the practice of starting words in a sentence with the same letter or sound.

    ‘Will, when speaking well can’t win her’

    In this line, the words start from ‘w’ in succession.

    3. Repetition: It is a method in which a word or phrase is used repeatedly in a speech or piece of writing. The word ‘quit’ has been repeated twice in the first line of the third stanza to emphasize the point made by the poet.

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