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  1. Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two things without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.  Example- In me thou see’st the twilight of such day Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phRead more

    • Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two things without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.  Example- In me thou see’st the twilight of such day
    • Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.

    Example- Death’s second self that seals up all in rest.

    • Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities.

    Example- Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

    • Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.

    Example- Which by and by black night doth take away,

     

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  1. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities. Example- Strode after me. With trembling oars I turned, Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things by using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. ExaRead more

    • Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities.

    Example- Strode after me. With trembling oars I turned,

    • Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things by using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

    Example- Went heaving through the water like a swan;

    • Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.

    Example- Of Sea or sky, no colours of green fields;

    • Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.

    Example- Like living men, moved slowly through the mind

    • Imagery: Imagery can be defined as a writer or speaker’s use of words or figures of speech to create a vivid mental picture or physical sensation.

    Example- Small circles glittering idly in the moon,

     

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  1. The poem’s central idea revolves around the presence of conscience. It highlights the follies of youth and how they impact a person’s life forever.   Stolen boat summary

    The poem’s central idea revolves around the presence of conscience. It highlights the follies of youth and how they impact a person’s life forever.

     

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    Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities. Example- Let all the past be dead and past,       2. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. Example- “Thou art my MasterRead more

    1. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities.

    Example- Let all the past be dead and past,

          2. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.

    Example- “Thou art my Master – ask! oh ask!

          3. Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.

    Example- Shall sound thy praise from sea to sea,  

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  1. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable. For example, the wings. Symbolism: style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. For example, “wrinkled old face”. JaRead more

    • Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable. For example, the wings.
    • Symbolism: style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. For example, “wrinkled old face”.

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  1. In this poem, the old Jazz singer is preaching the Black Gospel of Jazz with his screaming notes and chords. He is transforming himself into a bird and flies very high while drawing the attention of all. Jazz Poem Two Summary

    In this poem, the old Jazz singer is preaching the Black Gospel of Jazz with his screaming notes and chords. He is transforming himself into a bird and flies very high while drawing the attention of all.

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  1. Antithesis- This poetic device pairs opposite or contrasting ideas adjacent to each other. In the first stanza, the poet uses antithesis when he tells us about the contrasting decisions that he took while dealing with his anger for his friend and his foe. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the saRead more

    1. Antithesis– This poetic device pairs opposite or contrasting ideas adjacent to each other. In the first stanza, the poet uses antithesis when he tells us about the contrasting decisions that he took while dealing with his anger for his friend and his foe.
    2. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Example- “I told my wrath, my wrath did end”
    3. Allusion– It is an indirect reference of a person, place, thing or idea of a historical, cultural, political or literary significance. Here, “garden” and “apple” are allusions to the Garden of Eden and the forbidden apple that Adam and Eve eat in the biblical origin story.
    4. Metaphor- A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. In this poem, “the tree” is a metaphor for the anger the poet is nursing, and the “apple” is the fruit of his grudge, or the violent action it finally leads to.
    5. Symbolism– Symbolism is using symbols to signify ideas and qualities. Here, the “tree” symbolises the poet’s wrath, and the “apple” becomes a symbol for the dangers of that wrath.

    A Poison Tree Stanza Wise Summary & Analysis in English class 10

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