Question

Read the extract given below carefully and answer the following questions:

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed-and-gazed but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
Write any one poetic device used in the above stanza and mention the words/line where it has been used.​

Answer 1

Here is the answer along with explanation

Literary Devices :-

Personification

Examples  

The waves beside them danced, but they

Alliteration :-

Example

A poet could not be but gay

What wealth the show to me had brought:

Repetition :-

I gazed' and gazed' but little thought

Rhyme scheme  :-

Ababcc

Explanation :-

Personification is the technique or practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature. Poems, ‘The Brook’, ‘Song of the Rain’, and ‘Ode to Autumn’ are some famous examples of personification.

Alliteration is the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as ‘She sang a song of sixpence.’  (The figure of speech used in the expression 'colorless cracks' is ‘alliteration.

In poetry or prose, repetition of the same words or phrases a few times is known as repetition. Poets and authors use it to make an idea clearer and more memorable.

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Answer 2

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