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The Rhyme scheme of the first two stanzas is _______.
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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 ______
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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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Pick out the examples of Alliteration and Repetition from the (Basketful of Moonlight) poem.
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Pick out lines that contain:
Alliteration
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Hyperbole
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Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket.
(Simile/ Repetition/ Antithesis/ Personification/ Metaphor/ Alliteration/ Apostrophe)
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs”
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Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket
(Simile/ Repetition/ Antithesis/ Personification/ Metaphor/ Alliteration/ Apostrophe)
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same”
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Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket.
(Simile/ Repetition/ Antithesis/ Personification/ Metaphor/ Alliteration/ Apostrophe)
“And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise”
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Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket.
(Simile/ Repetition/ Antithesis/ Personification/ Metaphor/ Alliteration/ Apostrophe)
With worn-out tools ____________.
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Pick out lines that contain the following Figures of Speech.
Antithesis (Opposite ideas)
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Pick out line that contain the following Figures of Speech.
Personification
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Pick out line that contain the following Figures of Speech.
Repetition
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Pick out lines that contain the following Figure of Speech.
Metaphor
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Match the lines of the poem with their Figures of speech.
| Group A | Group B | |
| (1) Whose woods these are I think I know | (a) | Alliteration |
| (2) The woods are lovely, dark and deep | (b) | Personification |
| (3) And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep. | (c) | Inversion |
| (4) My little horse must think it queer | (d) | Repetition |
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Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
She wept____________of tears.
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Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
The hungry man ate a ____________ of food.
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Complete the following examples of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
He runs faster than a ____________.
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Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
Brrrr..! I am freezing to ____________.
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