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प्रश्न
Find examples of the use of interesting sounds (Onomatopoeia) from the poem and explain their effect on the reader.
| 1. The ice 'cracked and growled, and roared and howled' |
Coleridge uses onomatopoeic words which use harsh 'ck' sounds to make the ice sound brutal. He also gives the ice animal sounds to give the impression it has come alive and is attacking the ship |
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उत्तर
| 1. The ice 'cracked and growled, and roared and howled' | Coleridge uses onomatopoeic words which use harsh 'ck' sounds to make the ice sound brutal. He also gives the ice animal sounds to give the impression it has come alive and is attacking the ship |
| 2. The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast. |
Roared is associated with wild animals such as lions. The sound used to portray the storm coming alive and roaring loudly at the ship. |
| 3. He struck with his o'rtaking wings | 'Struck' gives the impression of the storm hitting the ship in rage. |
| 4. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew | The words "blew" and "flew" indicates the movements of the wind and the foam in a smooth manner. |
| 5. The ice did split with a thunder fit | The word "split" brings out the sound made by the ice while it was cracking. |
| 6. Came to the mariner's hollo! | The word "hollo" is the sound of the call of the mariners to the albatross. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The poet uses alliteration to heighten the musical quality of the sonnet. Working in pairs, underline the examples of alliteration in the poem.
Identify Shakespeare's use of personification in the poem.
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.
Pick out one example of the following Figure of Speech.
Alliteration
Pick out one example of the following Figure of Speech.
Repetition
Pick out from the poem two examples of the following.
Simile
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Inversion
Pick out the examples of Alliteration and Repetition from the (Basketful of Moonlight) poem.
Match the lines of the poem with their Figures of speech.
| Group A | Group B | |
| (1) Whose woods these are I think I know | (a) | Alliteration |
| (2) The woods are lovely, dark and deep | (b) | Personification |
| (3) And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep. | (c) | Inversion |
| (4) My little horse must think it queer | (d) | Repetition |
Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
The hungry man ate a ____________ of food.
Complete the following examples of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
He runs faster than a ____________.
Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
Brrrr..! I am freezing to ____________.
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Exclamation
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Antithesis
Pick out one or two other examples of allusion from the story and comment briefly on the comparison made.
