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प्रश्न
The poem is a Petrarchan Sonnet. The poem is divided into two parts -
- An Octave
The first part comprising eight lines. - A sestet
The second part comprising six lines.
Read the first four lines of the poem. The rhyme scheme is a b b a. Read the rhyme scheme for the next four lines. It is a b b a. Now read the first three lines of the sestet and note the rhyme scheme. It is c d c. The rhyme scheme of the last three lines is d c d. This is the common design of a Petrarchan Sonnet.
This is a Petrarchan Sonnet. Complete the given table by giving examples from the poem.
| Features | Examples / Lines |
| Objects used | |
| Praise/blames | |
| Metaphor | |
| Simile | |
| Personification | |
| Number of lines | |
| Rhyme scheme |
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उत्तर
| Features | Examples / Lines |
| Objects used | Earth, city, sun, ships, towers, domes, theatres, temples, valley, rock, hill, river, houses. |
| Praise/blames | A sight so touching in its majesty / The beauty of the morning / Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep! |
| Metaphor | And all that mighty heart is lying still! |
| Simile | like a garment, wear / The beauty of the morning |
| Personification | The city now, doth, like a garment wear /river glideth at his own sweet will / houses seem asleep |
| Number of lines | fourteen |
| Rhyme scheme | abbaabba cdcdcd |
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