Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “large and low”, “pushing prow”, “slushy sand”, “sharp scratch” 2. Onomatopoeia- Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describeRead more
- Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “large and low”, “pushing prow”, “slushy sand”, “sharp scratch”
2. Onomatopoeia– Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe. Example- “slushy sand”
3. Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “grey sea”, “long black land”, “yellow half-moon large and low”, “fiery ringlets”, “warm sea-scented beach”, “blue spurt of a lighted match”
4. Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The poem consists of two sentences that span multiple lines and are therefore of this nature.
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This poem is written in the model of the Italian sonnet that has fourteen lines divided into the octave and sestet. The rhyme scheme is abcb defe gg hiih. Asleep in the Valley Summary
This poem is written in the model of the Italian sonnet that has fourteen lines divided into the octave and sestet. The rhyme scheme is abcb defe gg hiih.
Asleep in the Valley Summary
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