What is the rhyme scheme of the poem, when you are old?
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Answer:
Poetic and literary devices are the same, but a few are used only in poetry. Here is the analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this poem.
Stanza: A stanza is a poetic form of some lines. There are three stanzas in this poem with each comprising of four lines.
Quatrain: A quatrain is a four-lined stanza borrowed from Persian poetry. Here, each stanza is quatrain as the first one and the second one.
Rhyme Scheme: The poem follows the ABBA rhyme scheme in all the stanzas.
End Rhyme: End Rhyme is used to make the poem melodious. The poet has used end rhyme in this poem such as in the first stanza the rhyming words are, “sleep”, “deep”, “book”, “look.”
Iambic Pentameter: It is a type of meter consisting of five iambs. This poem comprises iambic For Example, “When you are old and grey and full of sleep.”
Quotes to be Used
The lines stated below can be used in a conversation when talking about the destructive nature of time and aging how ruination and decay is the part of aging. These could also be used in a speech when talking about the transience of life.
“When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep”
Answer:
The rhyme schemes of the poem is ABBA, CDDC , EFFE.