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What are the figure of speech used in the poem The Grumble Family?

What are the figure of speech used in the poem The Grumble Family?
Lucy Maud MontgomeryTamil Nadu Board Class 10The Grumble Family

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    2. Poonam Sharma
      literarian
      1. Anaphora: An anaphora is a technique where several phrases (or verses in a poem) begin with the same word or words. e.g. “They growl at that and they growl at this; They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun;”
      1. Epithet: An epithet is an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or the thing mentioned. e.g. grumble family, complaining street
      2. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in successive or nearby words. E.g. High- Humble, They’d- They’d, Growl- Grumble, Long- Learn, Smile- Song.
      3. The rhyming scheme is ‘aabb’.
      4. Contrast: Contrast means opposite and noticeable difference. It usually shows up in pairs. Eg. “The weather is always too hot or cold”.

      The Grumble Family Poem Summary

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