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Poetic Devices/Figures of Speech poem She Walks in Beauty 12th English hsc

Poetic Devices/Figures of Speech poem She Walks in Beauty 12th English

She Walks in Beauty

Poetic Devices/Figures of Speech:

She walks in beauty, like the night

Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘k’ and ‘s’.

2. Simile- woman compared to ‘a night of cloudless climes and starry skies’

And all that’s best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘b’.

2. Antithesis: two opposite words ‘dark’ and ‘bright’.

3. Repetition- her

Thus mellowed to that tender light

Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘t’ and ‘d’.

2.Inversion- rearrangement of words for poetic effect.

3.Metonymy- ‘heaven’, this word is used for GOD.

  1. One shade the more, one ray the less,

Had half impaired the nameless grace

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘h’.

2. Antithesis: two opposite words ‘more’ and ‘less’.

  1. Which waves in every raven tress,

 Or softly lightens o’er her face;

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘w’.

2. Metaphor- the darkness of the woman’s tress has been compared to a ‘raven’s black and shiny feathers.

Where thoughts serenely sweet express,

How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘s’ and ‘d’.

2.Personification- animate qualities are given to the word ‘thoughts’.

3. Metaphor- the ‘mind’ has been compared to a ‘dwelling place’.

  1. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,

So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘s’.

2.Personification- animate qualities are given to the words ‘cheeks’ and ‘brow’.

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

But tell of days in goodness spent,

Answer: 1. Alliteration- Repeat ion of the sound ‘t’, ‘g’ and ‘s’.

2. Inversion- rearrangement of words for poetic effect.

3.Personification- animate qualities are given to the words ‘smiles’ and ‘tints’.

A mind at peace with all below,

Answer: 1. Personification- animate qualities are given to the words ‘mind’.

A heart whose love is innocent!

Answer: 1. Exclamation

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