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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The speaker simply accepted the offer of nothing which the child gave and thus became a free man in the poem The Last Bargain by Rabindranath Tagore. Read summary of this poem.

    The speaker simply accepted the offer of nothing which the child gave and thus became a free man in the poem The Last Bargain by Rabindranath Tagore.

    Read summary of this poem.

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    Alliteration- King came; He held my hand; my money; one by one; Sun, Sea, Sand;  waves waywardly; made me a free man. Symbolism- Morning Stone paved road Sword in hand  Mid-day  Crooked lanes  Smile  Evening  Dark  Bag of gold Hedge Nothing   Playing with shells   Synecdoche- Bag of gold; SmileRead more

    Alliteration- King came; He held my hand; my money; one by one; Sun, Sea, Sand;  waves waywardly; made me a free man.

    Symbolism-

    • Morning
    • Stone paved road
    • Sword in hand 
    • Mid-day 
    • Crooked lanes 
    • Smile 
    • Evening 
    • Dark 
    • Bag of gold
    • Hedge
    • Nothing  
    • Playing with shells

     

    Synecdoche- Bag of gold; Smile

     

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Macbeth uses a rich trove of symbols to not just describe emotions of the characters but define certain ideas. The symbolism of light and dark is used to highlight good and evil in light of the actions or inaction of the characters. Blood is used differently to represent injury and killing but alsoRead more

    Macbeth uses a rich trove of symbols to not just describe emotions of the characters but define certain ideas. The symbolism of light and dark is used to highlight good and evil in light of the actions or inaction of the characters.

    Blood is used differently to represent injury and killing but also impurity and guilt like in the case of Lady Macbeth. Lightning and thunder are used to represent the evil outcomes of evil deeds.

    Sleep represents innocence and piety which is disturbed when people commit excesses like Macbeth murders his sleep by murdering King Duncan etc. Similarly, water symbolizes cleansing of evil actions and sins etc.

    Dark spirits ,ghosts like Banquo’ etc. represent a lingering regret and remorse that haunts the characters throughout the tale.Creatures like witches, owl  etc represent darkness, misfortune and omens of tragedy.

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