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Question
‘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.
Inversion
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Solution
"Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;"
Explanation:
Inversion - The order of the words has been changed for a poetic effect. The correct order should be “Where (there) has been no frost”.
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