Question

Explain the poetic device of contrast used in the following verses:
‘Its shafts are laid on sinking sand
Not on abiding rock’ [only answer poetic devices used no explanaton of these lines]

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Explanation: The poet answers himself that it is neither materialistic things nor money that makes the nation's kingdoms grand. A country that is rich and has ample of resources is always prone to attacks from outside. Thus its foundation lays on sinking sand rather than abiding rock.