Recall the poem, "A Child's Prayer" and answer the following questions:
a. Name and explain the literary devices used in the following lines,
b. Paraphrase the given lines.
My tender hopes arise to the lips I pray:
Kindly candle light may my life be!...
As the moth goes round the shining light in zest
So let me love the candle of knowledge best!...
Save me, my God, from all snares of evil:
Answers
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Answer:
a) The literary devices used in the lines are:
Simile: As the moth goes round the shining light in zest
Metaphor: Candle of knowledge, snares of evil.
b) The poet is praying to God to make his life shine like a candle so that he can spread light of knowledge all around; he also prays to Him to keep him safe from the traps of evil.
Explanation:
Simile is a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using words ‘like’, or ‘as’, for example ‘Her gown was as white as snow.’
Metaphor is a word or phrase used to describe a person or something else in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example ‘She has a heart of stone.’