write the poetic aspect of the poem '' the tale of custard the dragon ''.
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Answer:
Voice, diction, imagery, figures of speech, symbolism and allegory, grammar, sound, rhythm and metre, and structure are examples of these aspects. While we can talk about each of these aspects independently, keep in mind that in a story, they are always acting at the same time.
Explanation:
Stanza 1
Rhyme scheme: aabb (house-mouse, wagon-dragon)
Repetition: use of the word ‘little’
Oxymoron: use of two words with opposite meanings ‘ “pet dragon”
Anaphora: repeated use of word at the start of two consecutive lines. (And a little ….And a realio)
Refrain: Repetition of a sentence again and again (And a realio, trulio,)
Poetic license: realio, trulio for real, true. The spellings have been changed to create a musical effect
Stanza 2
Rhyme scheme: aabb (ink-blink, mustard-custard)
Simile: dog compared to mustard “And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard”
Alliteration: “coward, and she called him Custard” - “c” sound
Anaphora: repeated use of word at the start of two consecutive lines (And the little grey…And the little yellow)
Repetition: use of word little
Stanza 3
Rhyme scheme: aabb (teeth-underneath, nose-toes)
Simile: Dragon’s mouth is compared with fireplace (mouth like a fireplace)
Refrain: Repetition of a sentence again and again (And a realio, trulio,)
Metaphor: “chimney for a nose”. The nose is like a chimney.
Stanza 4
rage-cage)
Alliteration: Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears “b” sound is repeated red wagon
Simile: Belinda’s bravery is compared to that of a barrel full of bears (as a barrel full of bears), Mustard’s bravery is compared to that of an angry tiger (Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘a’ (Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears)
Stanza 5
Rhyme scheme: aabb (unmerciful-Percival, wagon-dragon)
Refrain: Repetition of a sentence again and again (And a realio, trulio,)
Repetition: use of the word ‘tickled him’
Allusion: reference to any person or place (Percival)
Personification: Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival
Stanza 6
Rhyme scheme: aabb (house-mouse, rage-cage)
Onomatopoeia: usage of sound words to create a dramatic effect (giggled, weeck)
Repetition: Custard cried for a nice safe cage
Stanza 7
Rhyme scheme: aabb (sound-around, Belinda-winda)
Consonance: use of consonant sound ‘s’ (Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound)
Onomatopoeia: usage of sound words to create a dramatic effect (Mustard growled, Meowch, cried ink)
Poetic license: window is written as ‘winda’ to create rhyme.
Stanza 8
Rhyme scheme: aabb (right- bright, wood- good)
Alliteration: beard was black “b”, he held his “h”
Imagery: An image is created about the appearance of the pirate.
Stanza 9
Rhyme scheme: aabb (help-yelp, household – mousehold)
Transferred epithet: terrified yelp
Repetition: help help
Poetic license: use of the word mousehold to rhyme with household
Stanza 10
Rhyme scheme: aabb (engine-dungeon, squirm-worm)
Simile: sound of dragon is compared with sound of engine (snorting like an engine), Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon, dragon’s attack on pirate is compared to robin bird (like a robin at a worm)
Onomatopoeia: usage of sound words to create a dramatic effect (clatter, clank, jangling)
Imagery: The attack by the dragon is expressed in a way to make an image in our minds.
Stanza 11
Rhyme scheme: aabb (dragon-flagon, hit-bit)
Alliteration: gulped some grog “g”
Imagery: They have shown the reaction and actions made by the pirate on seeing the dragon.
Stanza 12
Rhyme scheme: aabb (him-victim, gyrate-pirate)
alliteration: glee did gyrate “g”Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (no one mourned for), use of vowel sound ‘I’ (ink and blink in glee did), use of vowel sound ‘a’ (that ate the pirate)
Stanza 13
Refrain: Repetition of a sentence again and again (And a realio, trulio)
Repetition: stanza has been repeated.
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Answer:
In the poem. the tale of the custard the dragon, personification, figures of sppech, allegory,symblolism etc.