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    Imagery- Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “the smell of the shiuli flowers floats in the air”, “the scent of my mother”, “the blue of the distant sky”, “the stillness of my mother’s gaze” Enjambment- It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple liRead more

    1. Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “the smell of the shiuli flowers floats in the air”, “the scent of my mother”, “the blue of the distant sky”, “the stillness of my mother’s gaze”
    2. Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. Every stanza here is an example of enjambment.
    3. Simile– A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- “the scent of the morning service in the temple/ comes to me as the scent of my mother”

    My Mother Summary

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    The main idea of this poem is the way a mother’s love and touch can never be lost, even if she is long gone. Even though the poet barely remembers his mother, he feels her presence around his playthings, in the scent of morning service, and in the blue sky.   My Mother Summary

    The main idea of this poem is the way a mother’s love and touch can never be lost, even if she is long gone. Even though the poet barely remembers his mother, he feels her presence around his playthings, in the scent of morning service, and in the blue sky.

     

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    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Apostrophe: This can be seen when the persona directly addresses their motherland in the line ‘I claim for you my motherland!’. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘Freedom from fear is the freedom’ and ‘Breaking your baRead more

    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Apostrophe: This can be seen when the persona directly addresses their motherland in the line ‘I claim for you my motherland!’.
    2. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘Freedom from fear is the freedom’ and ‘Breaking your back, blinding your eyes to the beckoning call of the future. The ‘f’ and ‘b’ sounds are stressed here, respectively.
    3. Metaphor: In the lines ‘Whole sails are… winds/ And the helm… death’, destiny is called a ship.

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    The central idea of the poem is the patriotism shown by the persona in the face of their motherland. Every stanza, every line of the poem reverberates with the deep yearning the persona feels for their nation to attain freedom, thus shedding light on their unwavering love and faith in their country.Read more

    The central idea of the poem is the patriotism shown by the persona in the face of their motherland. Every stanza, every line of the poem reverberates with the deep yearning the persona feels for their nation to attain freedom, thus shedding light on their unwavering love and faith in their country.

     

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    Imagery- The use of figurative language or visual symbols to conjure up an image is known as imagery. Lamps were all out, doors were all shut Stars were all hidden by the murky sky of August. Tinkling with anklets Starred with jewels Wearing a pale blue mantle, drunk with the wine of her youth. UpagRead more

    • Imagery– The use of figurative language or visual symbols to conjure up an image is known as imagery.
    1. Lamps were all out, doors were all shut
    2. Stars were all hidden by the murky sky of August.
    3. Tinkling with anklets
    4. Starred with jewels
    5. Wearing a pale blue mantle, drunk with the wine
      of her youth.

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    The poem "Upagupta" demonstrates many intellectual and spiritual truths, such as the fragility of physical pleasures, the basis of sadness being addiction to worldly pleasures, etc. The personal appeal of this poem is typical of Tagore's writings. Our lives frequently resemble the dancing girl who iRead more

    The poem “Upagupta” demonstrates many intellectual and spiritual truths, such as the fragility of physical pleasures, the basis of sadness being addiction to worldly pleasures, etc. The personal appeal of this poem is typical of Tagore’s writings. Our lives frequently resemble the dancing girl who is high on her youthful wine. And such conceited people’s unfortunate end is likewise predicted. The true thrill of freedom can only be experienced by those who are able to look past fleeting physical pleasures.

     

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    Repetition- It is the repetition of a word or a phrase in the poem for poetic effect. Example- “Give me the strength” 2. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Example- “my mind”, “strength to surrender my strength”   Prayer for StrengtRead more

    1. Repetition– It is the repetition of a word or a phrase in the poem for poetic effect. Example- “Give me the strength”

    2. Alliteration– It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Example- “my mind”, “strength to surrender my strength”

     

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