‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech - English

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‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.

Alliteration

Short/Brief Note

Solution

"In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:"

Explanation:

Alliteration - The sound of the letter 'b' has been repeated for a poetic effect.

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