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    This excerpt is not a poem per se, but is a dialogue delivered by Duke Senior. The stanzas here are thus merely for convenience. The lines do not follow a rhyme scheme.   Sweet are the uses of adversity Summary

    This excerpt is not a poem per se, but is a dialogue delivered by Duke Senior. The stanzas here are thus merely for convenience. The lines do not follow a rhyme scheme.

     

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    This extract is not a poem. Even then, it has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Metaphor: One example would be the phrase ‘penalty of Adam’ which is used to draw a parallel to the Duke Senior’s own banishment. Alliteration: Some examples would be ‘painted pomp’, ‘churlish chiRead more

    This extract is not a poem. Even then, it has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Metaphor: One example would be the phrase ‘penalty of Adam’ which is used to draw a parallel to the Duke Senior’s own banishment.
    2. Alliteration: Some examples would be ‘painted pomp’, ‘churlish chiding’, and ‘Sermons in stones’.
    3. Simile: The line ‘Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous’ compares adversity to that of an ugly, poisonous toad with the usage of the word ‘like’.
    4. Allusion: ‘penalty of Adam’ is a biblical allusion where Adam’s exile alludes to Duke Senior’s banishment.

     

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    The central idea of this text is nature. Using vivid descriptions, Duke Senior manages to bring out the merits of living in the woods, being one with nature.   Sweet are the uses of adversity Summary

    The central idea of this text is nature. Using vivid descriptions, Duke Senior manages to bring out the merits of living in the woods, being one with nature.

     

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    The poem is divided into three stanzas, each with a variable number of lines of varying lengths. Free verse is used in the poem. A poem written in free verse does not have a set meter, rhyme scheme, or melodic structure.   On Friendship Summary

    The poem is divided into three stanzas, each with a variable number of lines of varying lengths. Free verse is used in the poem. A poem written in free verse does not have a set meter, rhyme scheme, or melodic structure.

     

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    Simile- A figure of speech in which one object is compared to another of a different sort in order to make a description more strong or vivid. For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. Metaphor- A figure of speech inRead more

    1. Simile- A figure of speech in which one object is compared to another of a different sort in order to make a description more strong or vivid. For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
    2. Metaphor- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe an item or activity that it does not literally describe. He is your field which you sow with love and reap. And he is your board and your fireside.
    3. Imagery- Imagery is figurative language or visual symbolism that elicits a mental image. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also. As the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.

     

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    The sole objective of friendship should be to strengthen the spirit. Don't give your "hours meant to kill" to a friend. Give your best—your "hours to live"—to your friend. Allow the warmth of friendship to rejuvenate you.   On Friendship Summary

    The sole objective of friendship should be to strengthen the spirit. Don’t give your “hours meant to kill” to a friend. Give your best—your “hours to live”—to your friend. Allow the warmth of friendship to rejuvenate you.

     

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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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    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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