21.There was a little private gate
A little wicked wicket gate
a) What is the figure of speech implied in the second line?
(b) What do you mean by 'wicked wicket gate'?
22. All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely players
(a) Identify the poem and the poet.
(b) What does the poet mean by the terms 'exits and entrances
23. Thy form, 0 Thee, as in my happy prime
I saw thee, in my own loved native clime
(a) What do you mean by the term 'native clime'?
(b) What is the poetic device used here?
Answers
Answer:
22.a.name of the poet..William Shakespeare
name of the poem ..all the world's a stage
.b.exits refer to death whereas entrances refer to birth
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Explanation:
21. a) (I) Allegory (wicked wicket gate) - an abstract idea or event that reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral one. Wicked here means evil or morally wrong
(ii) Alliteration - “wicked wicket gate" (based on the letter “w.” )
(b) "Wicked wicked gate" here it implies the castle’s was being overtaken a someone showed the “enemy” the way to conquer the fortress via the “wicked wicket gate". This indicates that the castle was overtaken because one of the castle's occupants apparent betrayal. Only somebody who knew the castle – someone with access to the interior of the castle – had "let [the enemy] through" to allow this invasion. It seems that the castle's inhabitants invested too much time peacefully and trustingly against the outside powers to blind them to what was inside.
22. (a) All the World's a Stage by William Shakespeare
(b) The poet compared the universe to a play/stage and both men and women are players/performers on this stage which is regarded as the world. All people reach the world on numerous routes and exit on a different route. When they are born, they enter that stage and leave the stage when they die.
23. Native clime here means "in its native land". Here the poet is saying that while each one of the poet's friends including the poet have moved on, the Casuarina tree remained as it is firm in its roots. It is the only thing which stands as a monument to her friendship and her friends.
(b) The poetic device used here is symbolism. The Casuarina tree here is symbolic. . The poet and her friends played beneath it in their childhood. Therefore, it has a special place in the heart of the poet. The tree remained as it had been, even when all of them went their separate ways. It became the symbol of her eternal friendship and became more dear to the poetess' eyes.