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  1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “waving so flower-like”. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Ceaseless content”. Metaphor: ARead more

    1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “waving so flower-like”.
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Ceaseless content”.
    3. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “Into the moonlight”.

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  1. “The Fountain” is a poem with eight stanzas divided into four lines. It has got an irregular rhyming scheme ABCB BDED BFBF and so on. The Fountain Summary

    “The Fountain” is a poem with eight stanzas divided into four lines. It has got an irregular rhyming scheme ABCB BDED BFBF and so on.

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  1. In the poem 'The Fountain' by James Russell Lowell, the fountain serves as a source of inspiration to the poet. The poet describes the motion of the fountain during sunlight and moonshine that inspires him to achieve his highest goals in life. He wishes to be happy and cheerful in all situations ofRead more

    In the poem ‘The Fountain’ by James Russell Lowell, the fountain serves as a source of inspiration to the poet. The poet describes the motion of the fountain during sunlight and moonshine that inspires him to achieve his highest goals in life. He wishes to be happy and cheerful in all situations of life just like the fountain. The poet wishes to imbibe the qualities of cheerfulness, freshness, constancy, and tamelessness from the fountain and use them for the betterment of his own work.

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  1. “The village song” is a poem divided into four stanzas, each having four lines. The poem has used a definite rhyming scheme AABB AACC DDAA EEAA used throughout the poem. The Village Song Summary

    “The village song” is a poem divided into four stanzas, each having four lines. The poem has used a definite rhyming scheme AABB AACC DDAA EEAA used throughout the poem.

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  1. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “The bridal-songs and cradle-songs have cadences of sorrow,” Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objRead more

    1. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “The bridal-songs and cradle-songs have cadences of sorrow,”
    2. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “The laughter of the sun today, the wind of death tomorrow”
    3. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “O mother mine, I cannot stay, the fairy-folk are calling.”

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  1. The village song by Sarojini Naidu is a beautiful poem that speaks about the traditional Indian villages. In the poem, the poet describes the difficulties faced by an Indian village woman. Though the poem was written in the 90s, the condition still exists in many Indian villages. The Village Song SuRead more

    The village song by Sarojini Naidu is a beautiful poem that speaks about the traditional Indian villages. In the poem, the poet describes the difficulties faced by an Indian village woman. Though the poem was written in the 90s, the condition still exists in many Indian villages.

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  1. The poem consists of 2 stanzas each with 4 lines. The rhyme scheme followed by the entire poem is ABAB. End rhyme is used to make the stanza melodious.   The Nation Builders Summary

    The poem consists of 2 stanzas each with 4 lines. The rhyme scheme followed by the entire poem is ABAB. End rhyme is used to make the stanza melodious.

     

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  1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “Not gold, but only men” Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Brave men who work while othersRead more

    1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “Not gold, but only men”
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Brave men who work while others sleep”
    3. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “Who dare while others fly”

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  1. Gold and material wealth cannot make a nation great. The real strength of a nation lies in its people. It is the people, who stand firmly and suffer heroically, that make a nation great and powerful. Hardworking people can carry the nation to the height of progress and glory.   The Nation BuildRead more

    Gold and material wealth cannot make a nation great. The real strength of a nation lies in its people. It is the people, who stand firmly and suffer heroically, that make a nation great and powerful. Hardworking people can carry the nation to the height of progress and glory.

     

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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:   Eye Rhyme:   Almost all pairs of rhyming words here are found only to be an eye rhyme. Examples are: breast,best, frown, on   2. Metaphor:   Throughout the poem, nature is compared to human life. An example woulRead more

    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

     

    1. Eye Rhyme:

     

    Almost all pairs of rhyming words here are found only to be an eye rhyme. Examples are:

    breast,best, frown, on

     

    2. Metaphor:

     

    Throughout the poem, nature is compared to human life. An example would be:

     

    The cloud puts forth it deluge strength
    When lightning cleaves its breast,
    When the soul is stirred to its in most depth
    Great ones unfold their best.

     

    In this stanza, the strength of clouds is compared to that of great people.

     

    3. Personification:

     “Let Fate its hundred horrors send,” In this line, the capitalisation of ‘F’ in ‘Fate’ indicates personification.

     

    4. Anaphora: Repetition of the same words for added emphasis can be found in the following lines:

    When lightning cleaves its breast,
    When the soul is stirred to its in most depth

    Let eyes grow dim and heart grow faint, Let Fate its hundred horrors send,

     

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