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Question
When some words, in the line of the poem, express the same idea in different ways, the figure of speech used is ‘Tautology’.
For example:
...happy and joyful.
...motionless and still.
- Pick out two examples of ‘Tautology’ from the poem.
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Solution
- Life seems useless and worthless without it. The words ‘useless’ and ‘worthless’ have almost the same meaning.
- Neither cold poverty, famish. The words ‘poverty’ and ‘famish’ imply almost the same human physical condition.
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| Figures of Speech | Lines |
| Repetition | ......................... |
| Alliteration | ......................... |
| Hyperbole | ......................... |
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Alliteration
In poetry, very often, there are lines in which the poet seems to talk directly to an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing/object. Such a tactic/device used by the poet is the Figure of Speech ‘Apostrophe’.
For example,
Twinkle, twinkle little star .....
Death! Where is thy sting?
O, Caveman! I wish I could live with you.
Now, complete the following, creating an example of an Apostrophe of your own.
- O, Life! How ......................
- Dear God, Please ......................
- Books! You are ......................
- Exams! I wish ......................
- O, You beautiful sky ......................
Pick out lines that contain:
Hyperbole
Pick from the poem line which contain the Figure of speech.
Inversion
Pick from the poem line which contain the Figure of speech.
Onomatopoeia
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Tautology
