In the poem "The Ant and the Cricket", the ant after listening to the cricket says that he (cricket) did not do any work when it was the appropriate. He could have made the best use of the spring and summer. However instead of caring about future, he simply kept singing and enjoying the spring seasoRead more
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This answer was edited.The ant is wise while the cricket is a fool because the ant made the best use of time. During the spring and summer seasons, the ant collected all the food and made shelter for himself. On the other hand, the cricket did not do anything. Instead of caring about the future (the winters), he wasted hiRead more
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Lucifer
- better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
The ant and the cricket are totally different from each other. The ant is wise. He works hard during the summer season. He collects food and makes shelter for himself so that he may be able to bear the harshness and famine of the winter. On the other hand, the cricket is a fool. He does not care aboRead more
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Lucifer
- better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
The cricket who kept enjoying during the summer season is in problem as it is winter now and he has neither anything to eat nor shelter to save itself from chilling cold. Hence he goes to the ant and requests him to lend him some food and shelter. He (the cricket) promises to return back him everythRead more
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Lucifer
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Following are the figures of speech used in the poem The Ant and the Cricket: Personification: When humans characteristics are given to animals or non-living things, it is called personification. The ant and the cricket are personified as humans as they are talking and thinking like humans. MetaphorRead more
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Lucifer
- better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
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Lucifer
- better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
The cricket kept singing and enjoying during the summer season. He did this because it was greenery and warm everywhere. There was plenty of food. He thought that this will remain forever. He did not care about winters and its harshness. He did not know that there will be chilling cold and shortageRead more
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Lucifer
- better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
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Lucifer
- better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
The poet calls the cricket silly i.e. a fool because he did not made appropriate use of his time. During the summer season there was plenty of food as well as material available for making shelter. However he did not care about the future. He thought that the joy of summer and spring will remain forRead more
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The rhyme scheme of the poem The Ant and The Cricket is AA BB CC DD i.e. the last word of each line rhymes with that of next line. e.g. "sing...spring", "found....ground", "see....tree" etc. Read summary of this poem.