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  1. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABABCCDD….. However, the last six lines rhyme differently thus we can say that the poem does not have a fixed rhyme scheme.   There was a naughty Boy Summary

    The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABABCCDD….. However, the last six lines rhyme differently thus we can say that the poem does not have a fixed rhyme scheme.

     

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  1. Similes: A simile is a description that uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison. For example, “The ground was as hard”. The poem is full of similes where many comparisons are drawn between things of one place and another.   There was a naughty boy Summary

    Similes: A simile is a description that uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison. For example, “The ground was as hard”. The poem is full of similes where many comparisons are drawn between things of one place and another.

     

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    Here the poet John Keats is bringing out the mindset condition of those people who dream about visiting some distant place that they imagine would be different, mesmerizing, dreamy, heaven-like, and so on. And once they reach the place, they feel a sense of disappointment that everything is just theRead more

    Here the poet John Keats is bringing out the mindset condition of those people who dream about visiting some distant place that they imagine would be different, mesmerizing, dreamy, heaven-like, and so on. And once they reach the place, they feel a sense of disappointment that everything is just the same as in the place where they permanently reside and that the new place after all holds no special charm as they imagined while they were reading about it in the books. So some of us are in such a situation at some or other point in our life! So, John Keats is not talking about a naughty boy in his poem. He is talking about the Naughty Boys in us!

     

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  1. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Everywhere, everything is found” Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “Kissing and talking toRead more

    1. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Everywhere, everything is found”
    2. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “Kissing and talking to the ground.”

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  1. The vibrations from an earthquake can lead to ground displacement and surface rupture. The surface rupture can cause other hazards, as well as damage to roads and buildings. The damages caused by an earthquake can be severe causing the death of many humans too.   An earthquake summary

    The vibrations from an earthquake can lead to ground displacement and surface rupture. The surface rupture can cause other hazards, as well as damage to roads and buildings. The damages caused by an earthquake can be severe causing the death of many humans too.

     

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    Repetition: Repetition refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times and is a fundamental poetic technique. For example, “The Hunter” has been repeated several times in the poem. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text.Read more

    1. Repetition: Repetition refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times and is a fundamental poetic technique. For example, “The Hunter” has been repeated several times in the poem.
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “felt the deer’s lack of fear”.

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    The poet wants to remind the readers to be kind towards the animals as they are helpless but living creatures too. Their life is precious just as humans and killing them affects their family as well.   The hunter and a deer summary

    The poet wants to remind the readers to be kind towards the animals as they are helpless but living creatures too. Their life is precious just as humans and killing them affects their family as well.

     

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