She Walks In Beauty figures of Soeech
Find and explain the figures of speech
1] She walks in beauty,
like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
Ans: Simile because here a 'beauty of woman' is directly compared to a 'beauty of night'.
Ans: Alliteration because here a letter ‘K (c) and s’ have been repeated
2] And all that’s best of dark and bright
Ans: Antithesis because here two opposite words ' dark and bright ' have been used.
Ans: Alliteration because here a letter ‘b’ have been repeated
3] Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Ans: Repetition because here the word 'her’ has been repeated
4] Thus mellowed to that tender light
Ans: Tautology because here the words mellowed and tender of the same meaning.
5] Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Ans: Alliteration because here a letter ‘d’ has been repeated.
Ans: personification because here heaven has given human quality of denying the gaudy day.
6] One shade the more, one ray the less,
Ans: Antithesis because here two opposite words ' more and less ' have been used.
Ans: Repetition because here the word 'one’ has been repeated
7] Which waves in every raven tress,
Ans: Metaphor because here a 'colour of tress' is indirectly compared to a 'colour of ravan'.
8] Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
Ans: Alliteration because here a letter ‘s’ has been repeated
Ans: Inversion because here the sentence is not in the correct prose order
The correct prose order is “Where sweet thoughts serenely express”
9] How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
Ans: Personification because here mind has been personified describing as human a dwelling-place.
Ans: Metaphor because here a 'mind' is indirectly compared to a ' dwelling-place'.
Ans: Alliteration because here a letter ‘s’ has been repeated
10] And on that cheek, and o’er that brow.
Ans: Personification because the lady’s “cheek” and “brow” are given human quality of speaking about the good days.
11] So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
Ans: Repetition because here the word 'so’ has been repeated
12] The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
Ans: Personification because here smile has been given human quality of winning.
13] But tell of days in goodness spent,
Ans: Personification because the lady’s “cheek” and “brow (tint)” are given human quality of speaking about the good days.
Ans: Inversion because here the sentence is not in the correct prose order
The correct prose order is “But tell of days spent in goodness”
14] A mind at peace with all below,
Ans: Transferred epithet because an epithet peace is transferred from a lady to mind.
Ans: Synecdoche because here a part mind represent the lady , the whole
15] A heart whose love is innocent!
Ans: Exclamation because the statement is in exclamatory form.
Ans: Personification because the heart has been given human quality of having love.
Ans: Synecdoche because here a part heart represent the lady, the whole
Compose a poem of at least 4 - 6 lines on 'Beauty of Nature'.
No one can tell me,
Nobody knows,
Where the wind comes from,
Where the wind goes.
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