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  1. The poem consists of 2 stanzas each with 4 lines. The rhyme scheme followed by the entire poem is ABAB. End rhyme is used to make the stanza melodious.   The Nation Builders Summary

    The poem consists of 2 stanzas each with 4 lines. The rhyme scheme followed by the entire poem is ABAB. End rhyme is used to make the stanza melodious.

     

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  1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “Not gold, but only men” Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Brave men who work while othersRead more

    1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “Not gold, but only men”
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Brave men who work while others sleep”
    3. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “Who dare while others fly”

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  1. Gold and material wealth cannot make a nation great. The real strength of a nation lies in its people. It is the people, who stand firmly and suffer heroically, that make a nation great and powerful. Hardworking people can carry the nation to the height of progress and glory.   The Nation BuildRead more

    Gold and material wealth cannot make a nation great. The real strength of a nation lies in its people. It is the people, who stand firmly and suffer heroically, that make a nation great and powerful. Hardworking people can carry the nation to the height of progress and glory.

     

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  1. The poem is written in a single stanza and is not split into many stanzas. The poem's lines are of varying lengths. At the end of the majority of the lines, Waldo has used rhyming terms. Words like squirrel-quarrel, prig-big, weather-together, year-sphere, disgrace-place, I-spry, track-back, and putRead more

    The poem is written in a single stanza and is not split into many stanzas. The poem’s lines are of varying lengths. At the end of the majority of the lines, Waldo has used rhyming terms. Words like squirrel-quarrel, prig-big, weather-together, year-sphere, disgrace-place, I-spry, track-back, and put-nut rhyme excellently.

    The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘ aa bcb dd ee ff g hhi jkjk’

     

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  1. Simile- the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. If I’m not so large as you, You are not so small as I   Synecdoche- It is a figure of speech in which a term for a component of something is used to refer to the entire itemRead more

    • Similethe comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. If I’m not so large as you, You are not so small as I

     

    • Synecdoche– It is a figure of speech in which a term for a component of something is used to refer to the entire item. And a

     

    • Alliteration- the recurrence of the same letter or sound at the start of two or more words that are closely related. All is well and wisely put, Neither can you crack a nut

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  1. Ralph Waldo Emerson describes a clash between a little squirrel and a mighty mountain in his poem Fable. The major idea communicated in this poem is that everyone, regardless of size, has their own skill, even if it is not recognized by others. The squirrel makes it clear that no one should be madeRead more

    Ralph Waldo Emerson describes a clash between a little squirrel and a mighty mountain in his poem Fable. The major idea communicated in this poem is that everyone, regardless of size, has their own skill, even if it is not recognized by others. The squirrel makes it clear that no one should be made fun of because of their size or ability. Everyone is special and valuable in their own ways.

     

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  1. Enjambment: Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example, “But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together,” Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “A very preRead more

    1. Enjambment: Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example,

    “But all sorts of things and weather

    Must be taken in together,”

    1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “A very pretty squirrel track;”
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Neither can you crack a nut.”

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  1. “The Mountain and the Squirrel” is a poem in which the Squirrel and the Mountain fight each other to assert their superiority. Both the mountain and the squirrel boast about their superiority and, finally, accept each other’s significant role in God’s creation.   The Mountain and the squirrel SRead more

    “The Mountain and the Squirrel” is a poem in which the Squirrel and the Mountain fight each other to assert their superiority. Both the mountain and the squirrel boast about their superiority and, finally, accept each other’s significant role in God’s creation.

     

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  1. Conceit: An often unconventional, logically complex, or surprising metaphor whose delights are more intellectual than sensual. The poet uses water as a conceit for social injustice to the lower castes. Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or sRead more

    • Conceit: An often unconventional, logically complex, or surprising metaphor whose delights are more intellectual than sensual. The poet uses water as a conceit for social injustice to the lower castes.
    • Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
    • Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example,

    The water is witness

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