Question

Read aloud a couple of stanzas of the poem ‘Invictus’ and ‘Please Listen’. In what ways do they differ? Think and fill up the table with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.

	Invictus	Please Listen
Rhyming lines	______	______
Steady rhythm	______	______
Uniformity in the length of lines	______	______
Uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza.	______	______
Figurative language	______	______

Answer 1

	Invictus	Please Listen
Rhyming lines	'Yes.' The lines do rhyme in this poem.	No.' It differs from 'Invictus' because, in this poem, the lines do not rhyme.
Steady rhythm	'Yes.' This poem has a steady rhythm.	'No.' This poem does not have a steady rhythm. It varies with every stanza.
Uniformity in the length of lines	'Yes.' This poem has uniformity in the length of lines.	'No.' This poem does not have uniformity in the length of lines. Here, the length varies.
Uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza.	'Yes.' There is uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza.	'No.' There is no uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza.
Figurative language	'Yes.' Figurative language is used.	'No.' Figurative language is not used.