This poem, as clearly mentioned, is a ballad. It follows the rules of the ballad by consisting of twenty stanzas that are quatrains. Each stanza follows the rhyme scheme ‘abcb’. A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh Summary
This poem, as clearly mentioned, is a ballad. It follows the rules of the ballad by consisting of twenty stanzas that are quatrains. Each stanza follows the rhyme scheme ‘abcb’.
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Metaphor: The red colour of Sir Pertab Singh’s house is described using the metaphor ‘Rose-red’ in the first stanza. Simile: In the last stanza, a soldier’s faith is compared to being “Wide as the world, free as the air/Pure as the pool of death”, the usage of the word ‘as’ making it a simile. PersoRead more
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