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    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Syncope: Words have been shortened in order to maintain the rhythm of the lyrics. Examples would be: o'er, mould'ring, twitt', ring, pow'r, th’ Eye Rhyme: In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, words that are pronounced differenRead more

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

    1. Syncope: Words have been shortened in order to maintain the rhythm of the lyrics. Examples would be: o’er, mould’ring, twitt’, ring, pow’r, th’
    2. Eye Rhyme: In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, words that are pronounced differently but are similar are used. Examples would be: toil and smile, gave and grave.
    3. Personification: ‘Ambition’ and ‘Grandeur’ are capitalized to attribute human qualities to them.
    4. Transferred Epithet: ‘The plowman homeward plods his weary way’ In this line, ‘weary’ is used to describe the way when what it means to convey is how the plowman   is feeling.

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    While this poem is indeed a lamentation, the central idea could be observed to be the celebration of people who are not out of the ordinary in life, people who are not deemed to be great. Commemorating of these people in order to honour them in their deaths is thus the main idea in this poem. From "Read more

    While this poem is indeed a lamentation, the central idea could be observed to be the celebration of people who are not out of the ordinary in life, people who are not deemed to be great. Commemorating of these people in order to honour them in their deaths is thus the main idea in this poem.

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    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,

     

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    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.

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    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:   Apostrophe: Apostrophe can be observed when the persona directly addresses inanimate objects. This can be seen in the first line ‘O world! O life! O time!’   2. Eye Rhyme: In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, eye rRead more

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

     

    1. Apostrophe:

    Apostrophe can be observed when the persona directly addresses inanimate objects. This can be seen in the first line ‘O world! O life! O time!’

     

    2. Eye Rhyme:

    In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, eye rhyme has been employed. It is an imperfect rhyme where two words that are pronounced differently are rhymed. This can be seen in the poem with the rhyming of ‘time’, ‘climb’ and ‘prime’.

     

    3. Metaphor:

    This can be seen when ‘time’ is said to have ‘last steps’, thus compared to a ladder or a stairwell to signify that the persona’s days are numbered.

     

    It can also be seen in the phrase ‘joy has taken flight’ where joy is compared to a bird that can fly away.

     

    4. Refrain:

    One line in the poem is repeated at the end of stanzas for added emphasis. The line ‘No more—Oh, never more!’ is the refrain in this poem.

     

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    The central idea of the poem revolves around the poet persona’s feeling of deep regret and disappointment. Each and every thing in his life aggrieves him. He laments, as though he were already dead.   A Lament Summary

    The central idea of the poem revolves around the poet persona’s feeling of deep regret and disappointment. Each and every thing in his life aggrieves him. He laments, as though he were already dead.

     

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    The central idea of the poem stresses on the importance of basing love on beauty that is ever lasting- the spiritual one. This idea is reiterated throughout the poem where physical beauty is shunned and the inner beauty is given predominance.   The True Beauty Summary

    The central idea of the poem stresses on the importance of basing love on beauty that is ever lasting- the spiritual one. This idea is reiterated throughout the poem where physical beauty is shunned and the inner beauty is given predominance.

     

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    The poem includes a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Simile: ‘star-like eyes’ is a clear example of a simile where eyes are compared to stars with the usage of the word ‘like’. Synecdoche: Phrases such as ‘rosy cheek’, ‘coral lip’, and ‘smooth and steadfast mind’ refer to notRead more

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

    1. Simile: ‘star-like eyes’ is a clear example of a simile where eyes are compared to stars with the usage of the word ‘like’.
    2. Synecdoche: Phrases such as ‘rosy cheek’, ‘coral lip’, and ‘smooth and steadfast mind’ refer to not just parts of the body but the whole, that is, the love of the ‘He’, a woman in this context.
    3. Metaphor: ‘fires’ and ‘flames’ represent desire and passion. Here, it denotes the passion of ‘He’.
    4. Personification: ‘Old time’ is personified. It is shown to decay physical beauty.
    5. Alliteration: One example of alliteration found in the poem is ‘smooth and steadfast mind.’

    The True Beauty Summary

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