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  1. Personification- Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. The wind that announces daybreak is personified in this poem. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closeRead more

    1. Personification– Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. The wind that announces daybreak is personified in this poem.
    2. Alliteration– It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “O mists, make room”, “chanticleer, / Your clarion”
    3. Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Here, “leafy banners” is a metaphor for the trees’ branches.

     

    Daybreak Summary

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  1. The central idea of the poem is the dawn. The night is over and as the day breaks out, a wind emerges from the see to announce the arrival of the new day. It sweeps over land and sea, asking everyone to wake up because the day had started.   Daybreak Summary

    The central idea of the poem is the dawn. The night is over and as the day breaks out, a wind emerges from the see to announce the arrival of the new day. It sweeps over land and sea, asking everyone to wake up because the day had started.

     

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  1. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “little do I last”, “Unknowing I understand”   Brotherhood Summary

    Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “little do I last”, “Unknowing I understand”

     

    Brotherhood Summary

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  1. The central idea of this poem is the place humans occupy in the grand order of the world. Although humans might seem like tiny and transient beings, they too have a fate that is being written by the stars. Therefore, humans too have a part to play in the cosmos.   Brotherhood Summary

    The central idea of this poem is the place humans occupy in the grand order of the world. Although humans might seem like tiny and transient beings, they too have a fate that is being written by the stars. Therefore, humans too have a part to play in the cosmos.

     

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  1. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “large and low”, “pushing prow”, “slushy sand”, “sharp scratch” 2. Onomatopoeia- Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describeRead more

    1. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “large and low”, “pushing prow”, “slushy sand”, “sharp scratch”

    2. Onomatopoeia– Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe. Example- “slushy sand”

    3. Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “grey sea”, “long black land”, “yellow half-moon large and low”, “fiery ringlets”, “warm sea-scented beach”, “blue spurt of a lighted match”

    4. Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The poem consists of two sentences that span multiple lines and are therefore of this nature.

     

    Meeting at Night Summary

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  1. The central idea of this poem is love. It tells us about a lover who makes a long journey one night to meet his beloved. When the two lovers finally meet, their hearts are beating together as though they are one. Both the lover’s journey and the final meeting of the two lovers showcase their deep loRead more

    The central idea of this poem is love. It tells us about a lover who makes a long journey one night to meet his beloved. When the two lovers finally meet, their hearts are beating together as though they are one. Both the lover’s journey and the final meeting of the two lovers showcase their deep love to us.

     

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