Question

X - English Paper I
33) Read the following poetic lines and answer the questions given below:
They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun;
In fact, their growling is never done.
And if everything pleased them, there isn't a doubt
They'd growl that they'd nothing to grumble about!
i) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines. Sundone doubt
ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.aabb
iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line of the given
stanza.
iv) Pick out the alliterating words in the last line.​

Answer 1

Answer:

I don't know

Explanation:

pata nahin

Answer 2

Answer:

A rhyming words are words that is the repetition of same sound in the "final stressed syllable". Rhyming words are commonly used in poems. The rhyming words give the same sound at the "end of the both word".

In the "given stanza the rhyming words" are as follows:

a.        "Sun" and "done"

b.        "Doubt" and "about "

ii)        The "rhyme scheme" of the given poem is "aabb".

iii)        In the "first line of the poem", They "growl at the rain" and "they growl at the sun"; the word “growl” is repeated. Therefore, the figure of speech would be ‘anaphora’.

iv)        The "alliterating words" in the last line of the poem are ‘that’ and ‘they’d’.