English Notes Latest Questions

  1. The poem is written in a single stanza and is not split into many stanzas. The poem's lines are of varying lengths. At the end of the majority of the lines, Waldo has used rhyming terms. Words like squirrel-quarrel, prig-big, weather-together, year-sphere, disgrace-place, I-spry, track-back, and putRead more

    The poem is written in a single stanza and is not split into many stanzas. The poem’s lines are of varying lengths. At the end of the majority of the lines, Waldo has used rhyming terms. Words like squirrel-quarrel, prig-big, weather-together, year-sphere, disgrace-place, I-spry, track-back, and put-nut rhyme excellently.

    The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘ aa bcb dd ee ff g hhi jkjk’

     

    Fable Summary

    See less
  1. Simile- the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. If I’m not so large as you, You are not so small as I   Synecdoche- It is a figure of speech in which a term for a component of something is used to refer to the entire itemRead more

    • Similethe comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. If I’m not so large as you, You are not so small as I

     

    • Synecdoche– It is a figure of speech in which a term for a component of something is used to refer to the entire item. And a

     

    • Alliteration- the recurrence of the same letter or sound at the start of two or more words that are closely related. All is well and wisely put, Neither can you crack a nut

    Fable Summary

     

    See less
  1. Ralph Waldo Emerson describes a clash between a little squirrel and a mighty mountain in his poem Fable. The major idea communicated in this poem is that everyone, regardless of size, has their own skill, even if it is not recognized by others. The squirrel makes it clear that no one should be madeRead more

    Ralph Waldo Emerson describes a clash between a little squirrel and a mighty mountain in his poem Fable. The major idea communicated in this poem is that everyone, regardless of size, has their own skill, even if it is not recognized by others. The squirrel makes it clear that no one should be made fun of because of their size or ability. Everyone is special and valuable in their own ways.

     

    Fable Summary

    See less