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e.The poet uses similes to draw direct comparison between things Identify the similes
used in the poem and point out the common link between the two objects or things
compared in each case

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Poetry

Did you know that the oldest known poem is 4000 years old? Evidently, poetry is one of the oldest forms of expression, which also saw the rise of legends William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Pablo Neruda to name a few. What makes poetry so intriguing and beautiful? Let’s find out!

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The poem is characterized by ________.

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Which of the words in the poem rhyme:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,

(The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe)

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Identify the rhyme scheme of the following verses:

Ye living lamps, by whose dear light

The nightingale does sit so late,

And studying all the summer night,

Her matchless songs does meditate;

Ye country comets, that portend

No war nor prince's funeral,

Shining unto no higher end

Than to presage the grass's fall;

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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.

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