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The poem "little tree" does not follow a proper rhyme scheme. So, the rhyme scheme varies from stanza to stanza. Little Tree Summary
The poem “little tree” does not follow a proper rhyme scheme. So, the rhyme scheme varies from stanza to stanza.
See lessPersonification: Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities. The poet has personified the inanimate objects in the following lines. "day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees" "and this is the sun’s birthday;this isRead more
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities.
The poet has personified the inanimate objects in the following lines.
“day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees”
“and this is the sun’s birthday;this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings”
For instance, the poet has personified “tree” in the first quatrain. The speaker describes how their “spirits” jump in the morning. The poet has also personified “sun”, “life” and “love” in the second quatrain.
2.Repetition:
Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.
The poet has repeated the term “which” in the fourth line of the first stanza. The poet has used this technique to emphasis the word.
“which is natural which is infinite which is yes.”
3.Alliteration:
Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. Alliteration can be found in the following lines.
i who have died am alive again today, (Line 5)
day of life and of love and wings:and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth) ( Lines 7 -8)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing (Line 9)
4.Anaphora:
Anaphora is a literary device that uses the repetition of short phrases or single words at the beginning of clauses or sentences to enhance rhythm. It occurs in the final couplet of the poem
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
The couplet begins with the phrase, “now the”.
5.Rhetorical question:
It’s a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. Oftentimes, a rhetorical question is used to emphasise a point or just to get the audience thinking.
It occurs in
“human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?”
6.Aside:
An aside is a comment that a character makes to him or herself in a play. It represents their inner thoughts in spoken form.
This literary device is used in alternative stanzas. The poet has used this device to share his inner thoughts. By using this technique, the poet has described his admiration at God’s creation. This technique can be seen in the second stanza and final couplet.
(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday;this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings:and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
I Thank You God For this Most Amazing Summary
See lessThe rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The poet has used both perfect end rhymes and slant rhymes. I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Summary
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The poet has used both perfect end rhymes and slant rhymes.
I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Summary
See lessThe theme of this poem is satire. It heavily critiques politicians and the political landscape of America. Next To Of Course God America I Summary
The theme of this poem is satire. It heavily critiques politicians and the political landscape of America.
Next To Of Course God America I Summary
See lessWritten in free verse, the poem does not follow a rhyme scheme. Next To Of Course God America I Summary
Written in free verse, the poem does not follow a rhyme scheme.
Next To Of Course God America I Summary
See lessThe central idea of this poem is the American political landscape. The poem critiques it satirically. Next To Of Course God America I Summary
The central idea of this poem is the American political landscape. The poem critiques it satirically.
Next To Of Course God America I Summary
See lessEnjambment: This is the most powerful device used in the poem with strategically cut-off lines that run into the next. One stark example would be “next to of course god america i”. Oxymoron: An example would be “heroic happy dead”. Alliteration: Examples would be “glorious name by gorry/by jingo byRead more
Next To Of Course God America I Summary
See lessAlliteration: when words are used in succession, or even the first letter. “No fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want/ no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)” Here the consonants ‘f,’ and ‘w’ have been repeated to make it alliterate. Enjambment: A line is suddenly cut off urginRead more
Alliteration: when words are used in succession, or even the first letter. “No fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want/ no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)”
Here the consonants ‘f,’ and ‘w’ have been repeated to make it alliterate.
Enjambment: A line is suddenly cut off urging the reader to quickly jump to the next line. The entire poem is filled with enjambments. “I carry your heart with me(i carry it in/my heart)i am never without it”
Parallelism: refers to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound or meaning, sometimes even in meter. It is seen in this poem in line 8 and 9. “and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant/ and whatever a sun will always sing is you.”
Consonance: repetition of consonant sound in the same line. In the poem in the line “by only me is your doing, my darling,” the sound of ‘ing’ is repeated.
Imagery: It heightens a reader’s senses through the description of visual sights. Cummings has wonderfully created various images of nature to compare his love with. “Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud,” and “and the sky of the sky of a tree called life.”
Personification: to associate human-like qualities in an abstract or non-human object. The poet has used this device in the last line of the second stanza to attribute the sun human-like qualities by making it seem like it can sing, “and whatever a sun will always sing is you.”
Hyperbole: Figure of speech used to exaggerate something to an extreme. The poet exaggerates his love when he says he carries his lover’s heart within his.
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds. In this poem, the sound of ‘u’ is repeated in the line “no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)”.
See lessLove acts as a form of unity in this poem. This shows how the speaker of the poem and along with the subject have intertwined. The speaker hopes to initiate a true romantic devotion that would inspire people to see their partners as a part of them, and not as separate individuals. The speaker claimsRead more
Love acts as a form of unity in this poem. This shows how the speaker of the poem and along with the subject have intertwined. The speaker hopes to initiate a true romantic devotion that would inspire people to see their partners as a part of them, and not as separate individuals. The speaker claims that he carries his lover’s heart inside his own and by doing so shows that he has wholly embraced his lover as his own. In an effort to convey his unconditional and deep love for her, the poet equates his lover to the moon, sun, and stars. Words like dear, lovely, beautiful, secret, and my whole world, among others, show a person’s deepest level of love for their loved one. And these phrases greatly aid in conveying the poem’s fundamental message, which is a profound love for the beloved that goes beyond the soul. I Carry Your heart Summary
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1.Anaphora: Anaphora is a literary device that uses the repetition of short phrases or single words at the beginning of clauses or sentences to enhance rhythm. This poet has used this device in the first stanza. little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower TRead more
1.Anaphora:
Anaphora is a literary device that uses the repetition of short phrases or single words at the beginning of clauses or sentences to enhance rhythm.
This poet has used this device in the first stanza.
little tree
little silent Christmas tree
you are so little
you are more like a flower
The first two lines begins with the similar word “little”. In the same way the next two lines begins with the similar word “you.”
2.Simile:
A simile isa literary device that makes a comparison between two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
little tree
little silent Christmas tree
you are so little
you are more like a flower
Here, the Christmas tree is compared to a flower.
3.Alliteration:
Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.
The poet has used the repetition of similar sounds occurs in the following lines:
because you smell so sweetly
i will kiss your cool bark
look the spangles
that sleep all the year in a dark box
dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,
the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,
4.Personification:
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities.
The poet throughout the poem has personified the Christmas tree, forest. For example, the poet has personified the tree as a child and the forest as its mother.
5.Metaphor:
Metaphor is a literary device where two unrelated objects are compared to each other.
The poet has used this device in the following line.It says
“every finger shall have its ring,”
The poet has compared the tiny branches of the little tree to fingers and the decorating objects to rings.
6.Polysyndeton:
Polysyndeton is a literary device in which a conjunctions repeats to join the different thoughts in one sentence.
The poet has used this device in the last stanza of the poem.
and my little sister and i will take hands
and looking up at our beautiful tree
we’ll dance and sing
“Noel Noel”
There is a repetition of the conjunction “and” in the first two lines.
Little Tree Summary
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