Question

ENGLISH: 1. Select the poem from the syllabus and highlight the presence of literary device.Explain the literary devices and cite suitable examples from selected poems in holiday home worknote-book. Given below a list of devices that you can look for in your poem. (Simile, Metaphor,Personification, Alliteration, Oxymoron, Hyperbole, Apostrophe, onomatopoeia). ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Literary Devices in Poems - Definitions and Examples of Literary Devices

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Literary Devices in Poems

Literary Devices in Poems - Literary/Poetic device is a technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing.

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List of different poetic devices used in poetry is as follows -

Alliteration

Metaphor

Allusion

Onomatopoeia

Anaphora

Oxymoron

Antithesis

personification

Assonance

Refrain

Asyndeton

Rhyme

Consonance

Repetition

Enjambment

Simile

Hyperbole

Synecdoche

Imagery

Transferred Epithet

Inversion

The definitions and examples of literary devices which are used in poetry are as follows:

1) Alliteration: The repetition of a consonant sound at the start of 2 or more consecutive words is known as anaphora.

Examples of Alliteration are as follows -

1. Class 10 poem- Snake

“And flickered his two-forked tongue

From his lips, and mused a moment,

And stopped and drank a little more,

From the burning bowels of the earth.

Use of ‘b’ sound in burning bowels.

2. Class 9 poem- Lord Ullin’s daughter

“His horsemen hard behind us ride;

Should they our steps discover,

Then who will cheer my bonny bride

When they have slain her lover/”

Answer 2

Select the poem from the syllabus and highlight the presence of the literary device. Explain the literary devices and cite suitable examples from selected poems.

Explanation:

• The poem is "A Tiger in the Zoo," written by Leslie Norris.

"He stalks in his vivid stripes" - The literary device used in this line is Personification.

• Personification is a literary device in which animals, plants, and objects are given human qualities.

• In this, the tiger is referred to as 'he.'

"Where plump deer pass" - The literary device used in this line is Alliteration.

• Alliteration is a poetic device in which the initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words are repeated.

• 'Plump Pass' is the alliteration used in this line.

"He should be snarling around houses" - The literary device used in this line is Onomatopoeia.

• Onomatopoeia is a literary device that describes the sound.

• Snarling is the sound produced by the tiger.