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प्रश्न
In poetry, when words/ideas are arranged in an ascending order of importance, the figure of speech used is called ‘Climax’.
For example, Man should work for his family, his country, but most of all for God.
- Pick out two examples of ‘Climax’ from the poem.
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उत्तर
- to go out and fight for it, work day and night for it give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it
- sweat for it, fret for and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the table listing the poetic devices used by Shelley in Ozymandias.
| Poetic Device | Lines from the poem |
| Alliteration | ...and sneer of cold command |
| Synecdoche (substitution of a part to stand for the whole, or the whole to stand for a part) | the hand that mock'd them |
Pick out from the poem two examples of the following.
Onomatopoeia
Choose the correct Figure of Speech that occurs in the following line. Justify your choice.
______ but still we keep a bower quiet for us ______.
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
..... not one is demented with the mania of owning things.
Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.
Antithesis
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 ......................
Pick out lines that contain the following Figure of Speech.
Antithesis (Opposite ideas)
Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
(horse / lion / death / an ocean / ton / second / help)
She wept ______ of tears.
The Figure of Speech ‘Apostrophe’ exists throughout the poem. Pick out the line where the poet directly addresses.
the dead Captain
- .....................
- .....................
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Tautology
