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1. Write a brief note on the theme of Robert Frost’s poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’
2. Make a project mentioning the names of three well known writers & specify their famous
works.
3. Give five examples of each of the following figures of speech.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Repetition.
4. You feel concerned about the large-scale deforestation taking place on the outskirts of
cities in order to build residential colonies and commercial establishment. Write an
article. You are Neeta/Nitin.
5. Write a letter to the editor of National Daily highlighting the importance and value of
Indian culture. Also suggest ways to preserve and promote our culture in different
states.
6. The Ministry of Labour is launching a campaign to eliminate child labour. It needs a
pamphlet to spread its message of burden and exploitation free childhood. Prepare the
pamphlet in a format of your choice using ideas given in the notes below.
Notes
More than 18 million child labourers * Number increasing * No play, no education * Illhealth,
poor growth * Extreme poverty, Low income, * Labour by children under 14
years-illegal * Child labour employed in various hazardous works * Let’s eliminate child
labour.
Let’s give them a playful present & a bright future.
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Metaphor
a metaphor asserts that one thing is something that it literally is not. For example: ·
this bedroom is a prison. ·
He's a real gannet. ·
He listened with a stone face. ·
We don't need dinosaurs in this company.
Simile
A simile likens one thing to another (usually achieved by the use of the word like or as).
For example: ·
He eats like a gannet. ·
This sandwich tastes like sawdust between two doormats. ·
She sings like an angel. ·
It's like water off a duck's back.
Personification
Personification is when non-human objects are given human traits.
For example: ·
The tide waits for no man. ·
My car tends to give up on long hills. ·
Summer's healing rays
ALITERATION
Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
Alliteration draws attention to the phrase and is often used for emphasis. The initial consonant sound is usually repeated in two neighboring words although sometimes the repetition occurs also in words that are not neighbors.
Examples:
sweet smell of success,
a dime a dozen,
bigger and better,
jump for joy share a continent but not a country Here is an example of alliteration in a poem by Wordsworth: And sings a solitary song that whistles in the wind. Allusion The act of alluding is to make indirect reference. It is a literary device, a figure of speech that quickly stimulates different ideas and associations using only a couple of words.
I have answered all the questions except number 4&6
a metaphor asserts that one thing is something that it literally is not. For example: ·
this bedroom is a prison. ·
He's a real gannet. ·
He listened with a stone face. ·
We don't need dinosaurs in this company.
Simile
A simile likens one thing to another (usually achieved by the use of the word like or as).
For example: ·
He eats like a gannet. ·
This sandwich tastes like sawdust between two doormats. ·
She sings like an angel. ·
It's like water off a duck's back.
Personification
Personification is when non-human objects are given human traits.
For example: ·
The tide waits for no man. ·
My car tends to give up on long hills. ·
Summer's healing rays
ALITERATION
Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
Alliteration draws attention to the phrase and is often used for emphasis. The initial consonant sound is usually repeated in two neighboring words although sometimes the repetition occurs also in words that are not neighbors.
Examples:
sweet smell of success,
a dime a dozen,
bigger and better,
jump for joy share a continent but not a country Here is an example of alliteration in a poem by Wordsworth: And sings a solitary song that whistles in the wind. Allusion The act of alluding is to make indirect reference. It is a literary device, a figure of speech that quickly stimulates different ideas and associations using only a couple of words.
I have answered all the questions except number 4&6
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