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  1. Alliteration: It is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect. For example, “Ramped and roared the lions,” Personification: A figure of speech iRead more

    1. Alliteration: It is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect. For example, “Ramped and roared the lions,”
    2. Personification: A figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person. For example, “with horrid laughing jaws;”

     

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  1. Leigh Hunt’s “The Glove and the Lions” explores the perilous love games played at the king’s court as well as the results of going too far. The speaker of the poem introduces the occasion that the royal court, including the king, is attending.   The Glove and the Lions Summary 

    Leigh Hunt’s “The Glove and the Lions” explores the perilous love games played at the king’s court as well as the results of going too far. The speaker of the poem introduces the occasion that the royal court, including the king, is attending.

     

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  1. This poem does a great job of describing real love and all of its repercussions. It all begins with a function held in the royal court. Lion fights were a favorite of King Francis. However, he was sidetracked by a girl’s attractiveness. The girl was drawn to him as well and just so happened to throwRead more

    This poem does a great job of describing real love and all of its repercussions. It all begins with a function held in the royal court. Lion fights were a favorite of King Francis. However, he was sidetracked by a girl’s attractiveness. The girl was drawn to him as well and just so happened to throw her glove into the fray. Quickly leaping, the king hurled the glove in her face. She insulted him by doing this, and he thought that any partner shouldn’t be performing this chore.

     

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