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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The message of the poem The Duck and The Kangaroo is that life is meant to be enjoyed. The duck is tired of living in a small pond. Hence he desires to escape from the small space and do adventure with the kangaroo. So, we should also travel the world because our world is too big and we should not sRead more

    The message of the poem The Duck and The Kangaroo is that life is meant to be enjoyed. The duck is tired of living in a small pond. Hence he desires to escape from the small space and do adventure with the kangaroo.

    So, we should also travel the world because our world is too big and we should not spend our lives in a small area. In addition, there is also another theme which is the theme of the friendship. Kangaroo tells the duck that he is irritated by the wet and cold feet of the latter. The duck acknowledges this and buys three pairs of socks, a cloak and cigars to avoid irritating the kangaroo. Hence their friendship is based on sacrifice and compromise.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Jelly Bo Lee is an imaginary place described in the poem. It is not a real city. The poet uses this name probably for poetic effect. Read summary of this poem.

    Jelly Bo Lee is an imaginary place described in the poem. It is not a real city. The poet uses this name probably for poetic effect.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The Duck and The Kangaroo is a humorous poem belonging to a genre called nonsense poetry. Read summary of this poem.

    The Duck and The Kangaroo is a humorous poem belonging to a genre called nonsense poetry.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem The Duck and The Kangaroo: Alliteration: It is the use of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together. e.g. "Good gracious! how you hop!", "I would sit quite still, and say nothing", "This requires some littRead more

    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem The Duck and The Kangaroo:

    1. Alliteration: It is the use of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together. e.g. Good gracious! how you hop!”, “I would sit quite still, and say nothing”, “This requires some little reflection”, “But to balance”, “dear duck”.
    2. Repetition: It is the repetition of words or phrases in the poem for poetic effect e.g. “Said the Duck to the Kangaroo“.
    3. Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. e.g.
      “My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
      And I long to go out in the world beyond!
      I wish I could hop like you!’
      Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.”
      This sentence continues to four lines.

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