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    The title of the poem is aptly justified as the poem talks entirely about the Patriot and his acts. The narrator, who is regarded as the titular Patriot himself, is well acclaimed amongst the people is later seen to be shunned by the public. His once praise is now ignored as he is marked as the traiRead more

    The title of the poem is aptly justified as the poem talks entirely about the Patriot and his acts. The narrator, who is regarded as the titular Patriot himself, is well acclaimed amongst the people is later seen to be shunned by the public. His once praise is now ignored as he is marked as the traitor. The poet emphasizes the feelings and emotions of the Patriot by drafting the poem in the form of an interior monologue.

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    The poem, “The Patriot”, is a dramatic monologue as it is narrated from the first person perspective thereby reflecting the main character’s inner conflicts and emotions. The poem traces the character’s feelings and reveals the attitude and the ambience surrounding the speaker. Read summary of The PRead more

    The poem, “The Patriot”, is a dramatic monologue as it is narrated from the first person perspective thereby reflecting the main character’s inner conflicts and emotions. The poem traces the character’s feelings and reveals the attitude and the ambience surrounding the speaker.

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    The people of the country welcome the Patriot, initially, with great pomp and show, by decorating the town and cheering so loudly that the “air broke into a mist with bells.” However, these people also ostracized him and encouraged in his execution after the Patriot committed one misdeed. They are sRead more

    The people of the country welcome the Patriot, initially, with great pomp and show, by decorating the town and cheering so loudly that the “air broke into a mist with bells.” However, these people also ostracized him and encouraged in his execution after the Patriot committed one misdeed. They are so fickle minded that they immediately labeled him as a traitor forgetting all the good deeds that he had done for them and how they used to praise him for his valor and honesty. The poet has criticized the fickle mindedness of the people.

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    The line “the church-spires flamed” imply the happiness of the people when they thronged the streets to welcome the Patriot. It shows how beautifully they have decorated the houses with colourful flags that it seemed as if they are waving welcome to the narrator just like humans do; “house-roofs seeRead more

    The line “the church-spires flamed” imply the happiness of the people when they thronged the streets to welcome the Patriot. It shows how beautifully they have decorated the houses with colourful flags that it seemed as if they are waving welcome to the narrator just like humans do; “house-roofs seemed to heave and sway.”

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    The figure of speech for the phrase, “the house roofs seemed to heave and sway”, is personification. Read summary of The Patriot

    The figure of speech for the phrase, “the house roofs seemed to heave and sway”, is personification.

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    The figure of speech used in the phrase, “give me your sun from yonder skies”, is a metaphor. Read summary of The Patriot

    The figure of speech used in the phrase, “give me your sun from yonder skies”, is a metaphor.

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    Following figure of speech is used in the poem, “The Patriot”:- 1) Personification:- is the attribution of human characteristics to animals and non-living things. For example, the roofs of the houses have been given human like characteristics by saying “The house roofs seemed to heave and sway.” 2)Read more

    Following figure of speech is used in the poem, “The Patriot”:-

    1) Personification:- is the attribution of human characteristics to animals and non-living things. For example, the roofs of the houses have been given human like characteristics by saying “The house roofs seemed to heave and sway.”

    2) Metaphor:- is is used to compare two different ideas by bringing forth their similarity. For example the use of roses in the poem symbolizes the people’s love and affection towards the speaker.

    3) Alliteration:- is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. For example, “ myrtle mixed” or “dropped down dead.”

    4) Pathetic Fallacy:- is used when the speaker says “I go in the rain” meaning that the rain acting as a symbol washes away all his dignity, leaving him innocent.

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    The speaker does feel sad about the past as he realizes all the efforts and good deeds that he has done were all in vain as people ended up labeling him as a traitor. He says that once people paraded the streets to pay him respects but in present “There’s nobody on the house-tops now.” Read summaryRead more

    The speaker does feel sad about the past as he realizes all the efforts and good deeds that he has done were all in vain as people ended up labeling him as a traitor. He says that once people paraded the streets to pay him respects but in present “There’s nobody on the house-tops now.”

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    Earlier the people thronged the decorated streets to welcome the brave Patriot. The air sparkled with joy and the “house-roofs seemed to heave and sway.” However at the turn of a year, things changed and the Patriot got labeled as a traitor. People no longer cheered him and neither did “the old wallRead more

    Earlier the people thronged the decorated streets to welcome the brave Patriot. The air sparkled with joy and the “house-roofs seemed to heave and sway.” However at the turn of a year, things changed and the Patriot got labeled as a traitor. People no longer cheered him and neither did “the old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.” No one stood on the house tops to bid him welcome or even empathize with him.

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    The speaker is in a regretful mood as he realizes all the good deeds that he has done in the past was all in vain as the people labeled him as a traitor. However at the end, when the Patriot is being taken away, he is hopeful as he knows that God will accept his as He is aware of all truthfulness. RRead more

    The speaker is in a regretful mood as he realizes all the good deeds that he has done in the past was all in vain as the people labeled him as a traitor. However at the end, when the Patriot is being taken away, he is hopeful as he knows that God will accept his as He is aware of all truthfulness.

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