Question

In the sixth line of the first Stanza, we read: “... and sings a melancholy strain...” This “s” sound at the beginning of sings and strain has been repeated. Poets often do this. Do you know why? Do you know what this “poetic repetition” is called? Can you find instances of this in The Solitary Reaper?

Answer 1

ANSWER :

Such poetic repetition is called alliteration. The poet often use this device to lend charm and lyrical beauty to the poem. Alliteration provides rhythm to the poem.

Some other examples of alliteration in the poem are :

‘Among Arabian Sands’,

‘....... Silence of the seas’,

‘for old, unhappy far off things’,

‘........ saw her singing’,

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