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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. “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. 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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  1. The poem includes a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Simile: ‘star-like eyes’ is a clear example of a simile where eyes are compared to stars with the usage of the word ‘like’. Synecdoche: Phrases such as ‘rosy cheek’, ‘coral lip’, and ‘smooth and steadfast mind’ refer to notRead more

    The poem includes a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Simile: ‘star-like eyes’ is a clear example of a simile where eyes are compared to stars with the usage of the word ‘like’.
    2. Synecdoche: Phrases such as ‘rosy cheek’, ‘coral lip’, and ‘smooth and steadfast mind’ refer to not just parts of the body but the whole, that is, the love of the ‘He’, a woman in this context.
    3. Metaphor: ‘fires’ and ‘flames’ represent desire and passion. Here, it denotes the passion of ‘He’.
    4. Personification: ‘Old time’ is personified. It is shown to decay physical beauty.
    5. Alliteration: One example of alliteration found in the poem is ‘smooth and steadfast mind.’

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  1. The central idea of the poem talks is determination. It asks people to not give up. Taking nature as an example, the poem asks people to have faith in God and take everything life throws their way in a stride.   The Song of the Free Summary

    The central idea of the poem talks is determination. It asks people to not give up. Taking nature as an example, the poem asks people to have faith in God and take everything life throws their way in a stride.

     

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  1. The central idea of the poem stresses on the importance of basing love on beauty that is ever lasting- the spiritual one. This idea is reiterated throughout the poem where physical beauty is shunned and the inner beauty is given predominance.   The True Beauty Summary

    The central idea of the poem stresses on the importance of basing love on beauty that is ever lasting- the spiritual one. This idea is reiterated throughout the poem where physical beauty is shunned and the inner beauty is given predominance.

     

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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. 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: Anaphora: The word ‘where’ is repeated throughout the entirety of the poem for added emphasis.   2. Enjambment: This can be observed when the meaning of the whole poem runs over to the subsequent lines without a break.Read more

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

    1. Anaphora:

    The word ‘where’ is repeated throughout the entirety of the poem for added emphasis.

     

    2. Enjambment:

    This can be observed when the meaning of the whole poem runs over to the subsequent lines without a break.

     

    3. Metaphor:

    ‘clear stream of reason’

    Here, reasoning is compared to a stream that is clear without ripples.

     

    4. Alliteration:

    One example that can be found in the poem is ‘dreary desert’.

     

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