Question

a. The literary devices used in ‘as brave as a barrel full of bears' is

i. alliteration and simile.
ii. alliteration and metaphor.
iii. personification and metaphor.
iv. simile and metaphor.​

Answer 1

Answer:

:Poetry

The sea and my love both are deep

I get as much as I give

Both are infinite

Now read this:

My bounty is as deep as the sea

My love as deep

The more I give to thee

The more I have

For both are infinite

On comparing both, it is evident that the latter is better and closer to a poem. Whereas, the former is really raw. Observe that the second poem has a rhyming scheme. We will be learning about rhyming schemes and more. The second poem is written by the well known, William Shakespeare.

poetry

Poetic Devices

Let us discuss some commonly used terms used to add beauty to a poem.

Literary Devices in the poem ‘The Tale of Custard Dragon’  

Example                                                  Poetic Device  

Mouth like a fireplace                                        Simile

Chimney for a nose                                             Metaphor

Daggers on his toes                                             Metaphor

As brave as a barrel                                             Simile

As brave as a tiger                                                Simile

Called him Percival                                               Metaphor

She shook the house                                            metaphor/alliteration

Trickled down to the bottom                              metaphor

Snorting like an engine                                        Simile

Tail like irons in a dungeon                                  Simile

Like a robin at a worm                                           Simile

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