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Question
Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket
(Simile/ Repetition/ Antithesis/ Personification/ Metaphor/ Alliteration/ Apostrophe)
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same”
Solution
- Alliteration – Repeated sound of ‘t’
- Antithesis – Use of two opposite ideas ‘triumph’ and ‘disaster’ in the same line for dramatic effect.
- Metaphor – ‘Triumph and Disaster’ are indirectly compared to ‘imposters’.
- Personification – Non-living things ‘triumph and disaster’ are given the human quality of being ‘imposters’.
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| Raindrops | ||
| Hailstones | ||
| Locusts | ||
| An epidemic (a disease) that spreads very rapidly and leaves many people dead | ||
| An ox of a man. |
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The poet uses alliteration to heighten the musical quality of the sonnet. Working in pairs, underline the examples of alliteration in the poem.
There are a number of literary devices used in the poem. Some of them have been listed below. Choose the right ones and write them down in the table as shown in the example. In each of the cases, explain what they mean.
| simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification. hyperbole, repetition, |
| 1. The Wedding-Guest stood still, And listens like a three years' child: | Simile; the wedding guest was completely under the control of the mariner |
| 2. Below the kirk, below the hill, Below the lighthouse top | |
| 3. The sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he | |
| 4. The bride hath paced into the hall, Red as a rose is she | |
| 5. And now the storm-blast came, and he was tyrannous and strong: | |
| 6. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe | |
| 7. The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around |
Like part one, the second part also has a number of literary devices. List them out in the same way as you had done in question number seven and explain them.
The poet has also used both repetition and similes in the poem. For example-- 'must wait, must stand and wait' (repetition) and 'looked at me vaguely as cattle do' (simile).Pick out examples of both and make a list of them in your notebooks. Give reasons why the poet uses these literary devices.
Find out the examples of ‘Metaphor’ from the poem.
Match the Figures of Speech with the correct definition.
| Poetic Devices | |
| Figure | Definition |
| (1) Metaphor | (a) The use of the same sound at the beginning of words |
| (2) Alliteration | (b) An implied comparison. |
| (3) Onomatopoeia | (c) A comparison between two different things, especially a phrase, containing the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ |
| (4) Simile | (d) A word that resembles the sound it represents. |
Find examples from the poem that contains:
Similie : _______________________________
Metaphor : ___________________________
Onomatopoeia : _____________________
When some words, in the line of the poem, express the same idea in different ways, the figure of speech used is ‘Tautology’.
For example,
- happy and joyful.
- motionless and still.
- Pick out two examples of ‘Tautology’ from the poem.
Pick out one example of the following Figure of Speech.
Alliteration : _______________.
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Alliteration
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Inversion
Match the lines with the Figures of Speech.
| Lines | Figures of Speech |
| 1. In wondrous merry mood | Tautology |
| 2. They were so queer, so very queer. | Alliteration |
| 3. And saw him peep within | Onomatopoeia |
| 4. The grin grew broad. | Repetition |
| 5. And shot from ear to ear. | Hyperbole |
| 6. He broke into a roar. | Repetition |
| 7. Ten days and nights with sleepless eye | Transferred Epithet |
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
I stand and look at them long and long.
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God.
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
Not one is demented with the mania of owning things.
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
They bring me tokens of myself.
Find outlines from the poem that are examples of the following Figures of Speech.
| Figures of Speech | Lines |
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___________________________ |
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___________________________ |
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___________________________ |
Find out examples from the poem.
Alliteration
Find out examples from the poem.
Personification
In poetry, very often, there are lines in which the poet seems to talk directly to an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing/object. Such a tactic/device used by the poet is the Figure of Speech ‘Apostrophe’.
For example,
Twinkle, twinkle little star ...
Death! Where is thy sting?
O, Caveman! I wish I could live with you.
Now, complete the following, creating an example of an Apostrophe of your own.
- O, Life! How ______
- Dear God, Please ______
- Books! You are ______
- Exams! I wish ______
- O, You beautiful sky ______
Alliteration is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase, sentence, etc. such as ‘That life is lived it's very best.’
Find out more examples of Alliteration from other poems in your book.
Pick out lines that contain:
Pun
Pick out lines that contain the following Figures of Speech.
Antithesis (Opposite ideas)
Pick out line that contain the following Figures of Speech.
Repetition
Pick out lines that contain the following Figure of Speech.
Metaphor
Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
She wept____________of tears.
Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
The hungry man ate a ____________ of food.
Pick from the poem lines which contain the Figures of speech.
Inversion
Pick from the poem lines which contain the Figures of speech.
Apostrophe
The Figure of Speech ‘Apostrophe’ exists throughout the poem. Pick out the line where the poet directly addresses.
the grief in his heart
- ____________
- ____________
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Alliteration
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Repetition
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Tautology
