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Question
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Alliteration
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Solution
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They have their exits and their entrances
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For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
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Like part one, the second part also has a number of literary devices. List them out in the same way as you had done in question number seven and explain them.
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Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon.
Match the lines with the Figures of Speech.
| Lines | Figures of Speech |
| 1. In wondrous merry mood | Tautology |
| 2. They were so queer, so very queer. | Alliteration |
| 3. And saw him peep within | Onomatopoeia |
| 4. The grin grew broad. | Repetition |
| 5. And shot from ear to ear. | Hyperbole |
| 6. He broke into a roar. | Repetition |
| 7. Ten days and nights with sleepless eye | Transferred Epithet |
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Rest in the bottom lay-PUN because _________________.
Alliteration is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase, sentence, etc. such as ‘That life is lived it's very best.’
Find out more examples of Alliteration from other poems in your book.
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The hungry man ate a ____________ of food.
Complete the following examples of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
He runs faster than a ____________.
Pick from the poem lines which contain the Figures of speech.
Onomatopoeia
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Exclamation
