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  1. Simile- A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- “The reddest flower would look as pale as snow” Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “drop down”, “sorely in the stooping”, “fall upon our faces”Read more

    1. Simile– A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- “The reddest flower would look as pale as snow”
    2. Alliteration– It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “drop down”, “sorely in the stooping”, “fall upon our faces”

     

    The Cry of Children Summary

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  1. The poet brings forth the horrors of the Industrial Revolution and the cruelties of child labour through this poem. We see how the children have almost become corpses- with red eyes and exhausted bodies that cannot work anymore. The poem is a critique of child labour and shows us how it takes away cRead more

    The poet brings forth the horrors of the Industrial Revolution and the cruelties of child labour through this poem. We see how the children have almost become corpses- with red eyes and exhausted bodies that cannot work anymore. The poem is a critique of child labour and shows us how it takes away children’s dreams and childhood.

     

    The Cry of Children Summary

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