English Notes Latest Questions

  1. This didactic poem is split into six stanzas. Each stanza consists of four lines, thus making it a quatrain. The rhyme scheme followed is a simple abab, cdcd, and so on and so forth. However, the present text being an extract only five stanzas with the exception of what should have been the fourth sRead more

    This didactic poem is split into six stanzas. Each stanza consists of four lines, thus making it a quatrain. The rhyme scheme followed is a simple abab, cdcd, and so on and so forth. However, the present text being an extract only five stanzas with the exception of what should have been the fourth stanza.

    Character of a Happy Man Summary

    See less
  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Eye Rhyme:  In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, the poem uses words that are similar but are pronounced differently. An example would be ‘are’ and care’. Alliteration: Alliteration can be observed in the following phrase: ‘feRead more

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

    1. Eye Rhyme:  In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, the poem uses words that are similar but are pronounced differently. An example would be ‘are’ and care’.
    2. Alliteration: Alliteration can be observed in the following phrase: ‘fear to fall’.
    3. Anaphora: A repetition of the same word in successive clauses for added emphasis can also be observed. An example would be: ‘Whose passions not his masters are/Whose soul is still prepared for death’.

     

    Character of a Happy Man Summary

    See less
  1. The central idea of the poem is on how to achieve the key to happiness, peppered with a tinge of warning on what not to do. It is detailed throughout the poem, how a man is to lead a simple, honest life being faithful to God in order to attain true happiness. Character of a Happy Man Summary

    The central idea of the poem is on how to achieve the key to happiness, peppered with a tinge of warning on what not to do. It is detailed throughout the poem, how a man is to lead a simple, honest life being faithful to God in order to attain true happiness.

    Character of a Happy Man Summary

    See less
  1. The poem includes a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Eye Rhyme: In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, the poem uses words that are similar but are pronounced differently. Examples would be ‘are’ and care’, and ‘freed’ and ‘feed’. 2. Alliteration: Alliteration can be observedRead more

    The poem includes a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Eye Rhyme:

    In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, the poem uses words that are similar but are pronounced differently. Examples would be ‘are’ and care’, and ‘freed’ and ‘feed’.

    2. Alliteration:

    Alliteration can be observed in the following phrase: flatterers feed

    3. Anaphora:

    A repetition of the same word in successive clauses for added emphasis can also be observed. Examples would be: Whose passions not his masters are;Whose soul is still prepared for death, Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed,

     

    See less
  1. The central idea of the poem is on how to achieve the key to happiness, peppered with a tinge of warning on what not to do. It is detailed throughout the poem, how a man is to lead a simple, honest life being faithful to God in order to attain true happiness. Character of a Happy Life Summary

    The central idea of the poem is on how to achieve the key to happiness, peppered with a tinge of warning on what not to do. It is detailed throughout the poem, how a man is to lead a simple, honest life being faithful to God in order to attain true happiness.

    Character of a Happy Life Summary

    See less