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The central idea of this poem is love. The love that a husband had for his wife, one that he is continuing to have for her even in her absence, is starkly brought out through the poem. The Cross Of Snow Summary
The central idea of this poem is love. The love that a husband had for his wife, one that he is continuing to have for her even in her absence, is starkly brought out through the poem.
See lessBeing a Petrarchan sonnet, the poem follows the rhyme scheme “ABBAABBA CDECDE”. The Cross Of Snow Summary
Being a Petrarchan sonnet, the poem follows the rhyme scheme “ABBAABBA CDECDE”.
See lessThe theme of this poem is grief. The poet is deeply aggrieved by the passing of his wife and mourns her deeply years after. The Cross Of Snow Summary
The theme of this poem is grief. The poet is deeply aggrieved by the passing of his wife and mourns her deeply years after.
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The excerpt here consists of three stanzas with lines of varying length. It has an equally varying rhyme scheme which shifts from ‘abbaa’ in stanza one to ‘aabb’ in stanza two to ‘abccba’ in the third stanza. How beautiful is the rain Summary
The excerpt here consists of three stanzas with lines of varying length. It has an equally varying rhyme scheme which shifts from ‘abbaa’ in stanza one to ‘aabb’ in stanza two to ‘abccba’ in the third stanza.
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See lessRepetition: The phrase ‘How beautiful is the rain!’ is repeated throughout the poem for added emphasis. Simile: Raindrops falling on roofs in compared to that of hoofs trampling with the use of the word ‘like’ as can be seen from the lines ‘How it clatters along the roof/Like the tramp of hoofs’. AgRead more
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See lessThe central idea of this poem is appreciation of nature. A simple seasonal change is glorified, being added beauty to through this poem. How beautiful is the rain Summary
The central idea of this poem is appreciation of nature. A simple seasonal change is glorified, being added beauty to through this poem.
How beautiful is the rain Summary
See lessThis poem is a short, lyric poem. Divided into quatrains, it has a simple rhyme scheme of abab cdcd and so on and so forth. An April Day Summary
This poem is a short, lyric poem. Divided into quatrains, it has a simple rhyme scheme of abab cdcd and so on and so forth.
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The poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Syncope: Words are shortened with the usage of an apostrophe to maintain the rhyme scheme. An example would be “'T”. 2. Alliteration: Some of them found in the poem are: “'T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs”Read more
The poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:
Words are shortened with the usage of an apostrophe to maintain the rhyme scheme. An example would be “’T”.
2. Alliteration:
Some of them found in the poem are: “’T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs”, “hollows of the hills”.
3. Visual Imagery:
The poem uses a number of visual imageries in order to describe the beauty of the Spring. Examples would be “warm sun”, “dark and many-folded clouds”, and “silver woods”.
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The central idea of this poem is the appreciation of the beauty of nature, Spring in particular. The persona describes in detail how Spring brings forth joy to anything and everything in the month of April. An April Day Summary
The central idea of this poem is the appreciation of the beauty of nature, Spring in particular. The persona describes in detail how Spring brings forth joy to anything and everything in the month of April.
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Transferred epithet: In the phrase “A gentle face”, the gentleness of his beloved wife is brought up with just her face. Metaphor: The literal “cross of snow” in the mountains acts as a metaphor for the grief and sorrow the poet “crosses to bear”. Alliteration: One example would be the phrase “The lRead more
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