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  1. Rhyme scheme followed by the poem is abab cdcd and so on and so forth.   From "An Elegy written in a country churchyard" Summary

    Rhyme scheme followed by the poem is abab cdcd and so on and so forth.

     

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  1. The central idea of the poem revolves around the poet persona’s feeling of deep regret and disappointment. Each and every thing in his life aggrieves him. He laments, as though he were already dead.   A Lament Summary

    The central idea of the poem revolves around the poet persona’s feeling of deep regret and disappointment. Each and every thing in his life aggrieves him. He laments, as though he were already dead.

     

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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Syncope: Letters have been omitted in words in order to maintain the rhythm of the poem. An example would be: answer'd 2. Simile: “… let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day.” In this line, Sir Bedivere’s voice isRead more

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

    1. Syncope:

    Letters have been omitted in words in order to maintain the rhythm of the poem. An example would be: answer’d

    2. Simile:

    “… let thy voice

    Rise like a fountain for me night and day.”

    In this line, Sir Bedivere’s voice is compared to that of a fountain with the usage of the word ‘like’.

     

    3. Metaphor:

     

    “For what are men better than sheep or goats

    That nourish a blind life within the brain,

    If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer

    Both for themselves and those who call them friend?”

     

    Here, Arthur compares those men who do not pray to sheep and goats, that is, mere animals.

     

    From the Passing of Arthur Summary

     

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  1. The central idea of the poem revolves around the dream of the persona on their ideal version of freedom. Every line of the poem displays this notion by detailing on the persona’s idea of freedom that he wished and prayed for India to achieve.   My Heaven Summary

    The central idea of the poem revolves around the dream of the persona on their ideal version of freedom. Every line of the poem displays this notion by detailing on the persona’s idea of freedom that he wished and prayed for India to achieve.

     

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  1. The central idea of the poem is change, how change is the only constant thing in life. This is interwoven with spirituality. The poem thus states that a person should both be devout and welcome change in life no matter the circumstance.   From the Passing of Arthur Summary

    The central idea of the poem is change, how change is the only constant thing in life. This is interwoven with spirituality. The poem thus states that a person should both be devout and welcome change in life no matter the circumstance.

     

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  1. While this poem is indeed a lamentation, the central idea could be observed to be the celebration of people who are not out of the ordinary in life, people who are not deemed to be great. Commemorating of these people in order to honour them in their deaths is thus the main idea in this poem. From "Read more

    While this poem is indeed a lamentation, the central idea could be observed to be the celebration of people who are not out of the ordinary in life, people who are not deemed to be great. Commemorating of these people in order to honour them in their deaths is thus the main idea in this poem.

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