Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued
(a) who is I in the above stanza.
(b) Explain a change of mood
(c) what is the rhyme scheme of poem.
(d) Write the synonyms of “rued”.
(e) write the poetic devices used in the above stanza.
Answers
- Reading the poem's supplied stanza, one may see how vulnerable man's heart and mind are.
- It can be fazed by a poor thought/instance as rapidly as it can be cheered by its favourable equivalent.
1. "I" alludes to the poet in the given Stanza, who has had a change of heart.
2. The poet is alluding to a shift in his attitude that occurred during the course of his day. Throughout his day, he had a poor set of occurrences, but at some point, his attitude about the events changed, and that altered his mood, creating a change of heart as well.
3. The rhyme pattern used is ab ab, which means that the endings of each line rhyme with the lines before and after it.
4. Rued can be used to express regret, grief, remorse, bewailment, and so on.
5. The poem includes alliteration as well as a metaphor.
Has given my heart a change of mood What had given the poet a change of mood?
(i) The falling of dust of snow on the poet had changed his mood.
(ii) The falling of dust of sand on the poet had changed his mood.
(iii) The falling of drops of rain on the poet had changed his mood.
(iv) The falling of drops of dew on the poet had changed his mood.
Has given my heart a change of mood And saved some part of a day I had rued which literary device devices has have been used in the third line?
- Synecdoche - The poet has mentioned that his heart was given a change of mood but its not only his heart but his entire self who has been given a change of mood by the dust of snow.
What does the poet mean when he says that he had saved some part of the day?
- The poet said that he had saved some part of the day because he means that he had not ruined his whole day in the depressive thoughts that made him sad but recognise the reality and shook off all the bad thoughts which burdened him and saved the rest of his day that he can utilise it for a good dead.
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