Read the following extract from the poem and answer the questions that
B.
follow.
And joy, like a pearl,
Attend the needs of all mankind.
(a) What has joy been compared to?
(b) What is the significance of this comparison?
c. Personification is a literary device in which objects or qualities are represented
as human beings. What qualities have been personified in the following
expressions?
(a) love will bless the earth
(b) wretchedness will hang its head
Which word/words in each expression suggests/suggest that the quality has been
personified?
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Answers
A)Joy been compared to pearl.
B)The Simile has been used in these sentences to make a comparison between joy of human life and pearls in the ocean.Trying to find pure joy in simple things is as rare a virtue as a sea diver who has found a pearl from deep ocean.The poet says joyful living is the necessity of all mankind.
C)Personification is a literary device in which objects or qualities are represented are human beings.
D)a)love
b)wretchedness
Answer:
follow.
And joy, like a pearl,
Attend the needs of all mankind.
(a) What has joy been compared to?
(b) What is the significance of this comparison?
c. Personification is a literary device in which objects or qualities are represented
as human beings. What qualities have been personified in the following
expressions?
(a) love will bless the earth
(b) wretchedness will hang its head
Which word/words in each expression suggests/suggest that the quality has been
personified?