Question

All that I know
Of a certain star,
Is, it can throw
(Like the angled spar)
Now a dart of red,
Now a dart of blue,
Till my friends have said
They would fain see, too,
My star that dartles the red and the blue!

Then it stops like a bird; like a flower, hangs furled:
They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it.
What matter to me if their star is a world?
Mine has opened its soul to me; therefore I love it.

questions :
1. Explain what is meant by the following words
a) dart (lines 5 & 6)
b) fain (line 8)
c) solace (line 11)

2. The word "star here is used figuratively. To convey his idea in the poem, the poet uses "the star" as .... (choose the correct options)
a) a simile
b) a metaphor
c) a personification

3. Read the line "My star that darts the red and the blue"! The poet uses my star here as .... (choose the correct options)
a) a metaphor
b) a personification
c) a simile

4. Name any figure of speech you find in the following lines. Explain why you name it so.
a) LINE : Then it stops like a bird; like a flower, hangs furled
FIGURE OF SPEECH : .............
REASON : ........
b) LINE : They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it
FIGURE OF SPEECH : ..........
REASON : ..........
c) LINE : Mine has opened its soul to me; therefore I love it
FIGURE TO SPEECH : .........
REASON : ..........

Please help me, thank youuuuu

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a) dart (lines 5 & 6)

Dart means rays of blue and red color.

b) fain (line 8)

Fain means gladly happily.

c) solace (line 11)

Solace means emotional comfort.

2. Metaphor

3. Metaphor

4. a) Then it stops like a bird; like a flower, hangs furled is a simile.

Reason: Simile is a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using words ‘like’, or ‘as’, for example ‘Her gown was as white as snow.’

b) They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it is personification.

Reason: : Personification is the technique or practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature. Poems, ‘The Brook’, ‘Song of the Rain’, and ‘Ode to Autumn’ are some famous examples of personification.

c)  Mine has opened its soul to me; therefore I love it is a Personification.

Reason: The star has been personified as a human being.

Explanation: