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Pick out lines that contain: Pun - English (Second/Third Language)

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Pick out lines that contain:

Pun

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Solution

  1. “That folks got taking me for him,”
  2. “I grew so like my brother,”
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Chapter 2.3: The Twins - English Workshop [Page 60]

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Balbharati My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 2.3 The Twins
English Workshop | Q 4 | Page 60

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There are a number of literary devices used in the poem. Some of them have been listed below. Choose the right ones and write them down in the table as shown in the example. In each of the cases, explain what they mean.

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1. The Wedding-Guest stood still, And listens like a three years' child: Simile; the wedding guest was completely under the control of the mariner
2. Below the kirk, below the hill, Below the lighthouse top  
3. The sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he  
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7. The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around  

Find examples from the poem that contains:

Similie : _______________________________
Metaphor : ___________________________
Onomatopoeia : _____________________


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When some words, in the line of the poem, express the same idea in different ways, the figure of speech used is ‘Tautology’.

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  2. actors - ____________
  3. birth and death - ____________
  4. school boy - ____________
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Some shape of beauty moves away the pall ____________.


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I stand and look at them long and long.


Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.

They bring me tokens of myself.


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Antithesis

  1. ________________
  2. ________________

Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.

Alliteration

  1. ________________
  2. ________________

Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.

Inversion

  1. ______________
  2. ______________

Explain the Figure of Speech in the following line.

Bestow this jewel also on my creature-METAPHOR because ______________________.


Explain the Figure of Speech in the following line.

And rest in nature, not the God of Nature-REPETITION because _________________________.


‘Pun’ can be defined as a play on words based on their different meanings. Example: ‘Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.’ In this poem, there is an example of Pun. Find and make a sentence of your own. Share a joke with the class where the use of ‘Pun’ creates humour.


Find outlines from the poem that are examples of the following Figures of Speech.

Figures of Speech Lines
  • Repetition
___________________________
  • Alliteration
___________________________
  • Hyperbole
___________________________

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Alliteration


Find out examples from the poem.

Antithesis


Find out examples from the poem.

Personification


‘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


Pick out lines that contain:

Alliteration


Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket.

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“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs”


Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket

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 “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same”


Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.

She wept____________of tears.


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Inversion


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Apostrophe


The Figure of Speech ‘Apostrophe’ exists throughout the poem. Pick out the line where the poet directly addresses.

the dead Captain

  1. ____________
  2. ____________

The Figure of Speech ‘ Apostrophe’ exists throughout the poem. Pick out the line where the poet directly addresses.

the sea-shore

  1. ____________
  2. ____________

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Alliteration


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Exclamation


Find from the poem, one example of the following.

Tautology


Find from the poem, one example of the following.

Antithesis


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