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Question
Read aloud a couple of stanzas of the poem ‘Invictus’ and ‘Please Listen’. In what ways do they differ? Think and fill up the table with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
| Invictus | Please Listen | |
| Rhyming lines | ______ | ______ |
| Steady rhythm | ______ | ______ |
| Uniformity in the length of lines | ______ | ______ |
| Uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza. | ______ | ______ |
| Figurative language | ______ | ______ |
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Solution
| Invictus | Please Listen | |
| Rhyming lines | 'Yes.' The lines do rhyme in this poem. | No.' It differs from 'Invictus' because, in this poem, the lines do not rhyme. |
| Steady rhythm | 'Yes.' This poem has a steady rhythm. | 'No.' This poem does not have a steady rhythm. It varies with every stanza. |
| Uniformity in the length of lines | 'Yes.' This poem has uniformity in the length of lines. | 'No.' This poem does not have uniformity in the length of lines. Here, the length varies. |
| Uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza. | 'Yes.' There is uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza. | 'No.' There is no uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza. |
| Figurative language | 'Yes.' Figurative language is used. | 'No.' Figurative language is not used. |
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