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Question
Antonio’s ships were lost at sea.
Options
True
False
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Solution
The statement is False.
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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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Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The garden still is alight with lilies.
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Form groups of 5-8 and list the following.
Bad habits
A man in ______ clothes stopped near him.
Mother nature gives everything for all ______.
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