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  1. This poem is typically found at the beginning of forest walks. As a result, it acts as a message to anyone who venture along those paths. Those pathways are densely forested, and the trees that grow along them are frequently chopped down for their wood.   Prayer of the Woods Summary

    This poem is typically found at the beginning of forest walks. As a result, it acts as a message to anyone who venture along those paths. Those pathways are densely forested, and the trees that grow along them are frequently chopped down for their wood.

     

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    Repetition: It refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times and is a fundamental poetic technique. For example, the first stanza is repeated at the end of the poem Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Read more

    1. Repetition: It refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times and is a fundamental poetic technique. For example, the first stanza is repeated at the end of the poem
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Through day and darkness”.

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    Metaphor: The red colour of Sir Pertab Singh’s house is described using the metaphor ‘Rose-red’ in the first stanza. Simile: In the last stanza, a soldier’s faith is compared to being “Wide as the world, free as the air/Pure as the pool of death”, the usage of the word ‘as’ making it a simile. PersoRead more

    1. Metaphor: The red colour of Sir Pertab Singh’s house is described using the metaphor ‘Rose-red’ in the first stanza.
    2. Simile: In the last stanza, a soldier’s faith is compared to being “Wide as the world, free as the air/Pure as the pool of death”, the usage of the word ‘as’ making it a simile.
    3. Personification: The line ‘And their blood sang to them as they rode’ is an example of personification where their blood is given the human attribute of singing.

     

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  1. The central idea of this poem is tiger, the fierce animal. For all its ferociousness, it was poached and hunted, forced to live in fear of hyenas, a lowly creature, and humans with guns, a weapon it is not accustomed to. Razia, the tigress Summary

    The central idea of this poem is tiger, the fierce animal. For all its ferociousness, it was poached and hunted, forced to live in fear of hyenas, a lowly creature, and humans with guns, a weapon it is not accustomed to.

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    Alliteration- The repeating of similar starting consonant sounds in subsequent or closely linked syllables is known as alliteration. e.g, I am the beam that holds your house, The board of your table, the bed on which you lie, And the timber that builds your Synecdoche- Synecdoche is a sort of metonyRead more

    • Alliteration- The repeating of similar starting consonant sounds in subsequent or closely linked syllables is known as alliteration. e.g, I am the beam that holds your house, The board of your table, the bed on which you lie, And the timber that builds your
    • Synecdoche- Synecdoche is a sort of metonymy in which a term for a portion of something is used to refer to the entire item. E.g, I am the bread of kindness.
    • Metaphor- A metaphor is a figure of speech that explicitly alludes to one thing by referencing another for rhetorical effect. E.g, I am the heat of your hearth, I am the beam, I am the handle, I am the bread

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  1. The poem’s main objective is to raise awareness on the excessive use of plastic, and its impact on the globe. It urges the readers to reduce the use of plastic. The Earth Needs You Summary

    The poem’s main objective is to raise awareness on the excessive use of plastic, and its impact on the globe. It urges the readers to reduce the use of plastic.

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  1. The poet expresses the usefulness of trains in our lives. A train is a railway wagon with multiple bogies which is moved by a locomotive engine that carries many passengers, mail, and cargo from one place to another. It carries thousands of freight cars while rushing through the railway tracks fromRead more

    The poet expresses the usefulness of trains in our lives. A train is a railway wagon with multiple bogies which is moved by a locomotive engine that carries many passengers, mail, and cargo from one place to another. It carries thousands of freight cars while rushing through the railway tracks from dawn to dusk and helps passengers in reaching their destination while crossing many mountains, plains, and rivers.

     

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  1. The poem is simple in nature sharing that books are timeless friends and they never cease to amaze the reader.   We who love books Summary

    The poem is simple in nature sharing that books are timeless friends and they never cease to amaze the reader.

     

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    Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Example- Surveillance in seas and by securing the air Exclamation: This is a figure of speech that expresses strong emotions like joy, anger, surprise. The sentences alsRead more

    1. Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Example- Surveillance in seas and by securing the air
    2. Exclamation: This is a figure of speech that expresses strong emotions like joy, anger, surprise. The sentences also have an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. Example- Oh! Defenders of borders

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