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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.
Hyperbole
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Solution
"Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is evergreen;"
Explanation:
Hyperbole - The statement has been exaggerated to make the 'little forest' seem like a place where happiness is ever-lasting.
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