Question

(B) Write poetic appreciation of the poem “Basketful of Moonlight” with the help of

given points.

• Title

• Name of the poet

• Rhyme scheme

• Figures of speech

• Theme/Central idea​

Answer 1

Answer:

Appreciation of the poem 'Basketful of Moonlight'

i. Title: 'Basketful of Moonlight'

ii. Poet: Sunil Sharma

iii. Rhyme Scheme: The poem does not have a rhyme scheme as is written in free verse.

iv. Figures of Speech: Alliteration, Antithesis, Apostrophe, Consonance, Hyperbole, Repetition and Tautology

v. Theme/Central Idea: The theme of the poem is the wish of a child to light up his village road, using moonlight to make travelling easier for the people in the village and the expression of his love for his father.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1) The title of the poem is “Basketful of Moonlight”.

2) The poet’s name is Sunil Sharma.

3) The rhyme scheme is: Free-verse.

4) Figures of Speech: Alliteration, Antithesis, Hyperbole and Repetition.

5) Theme/Central Idea:

The central idea of the poem is a child’s desire to spend more time with his father. It is about a child’s imagination where he thinks he can help his father and other villagers return home early by lighting their path back from work with seeds of moonlight.

In this poem, a child admires the beauty of the moon and requests the moon to give him it’s moonlight. He want the moonlight as everyday the villagers including his father get late returning home due to the dark and dangerous path from the city to the village. By sowing the seeds of moonlight on the sides of the path, he feels his father will be able to return early before he goes to bed and spend more time with him.