The tone of the poet is
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86 questionsThe poem is
In drama, catharsis is the
My bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep
The above lines illustrate
A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is
In literature, the two components of diction are
A short play performed between the acts of a bigger play for entertainment is
Several hands stretched out for free meals at the refugee camp illustrates
The literary term describing individuals in a work of literature is
A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is
The hunter dies
and leaves his poverty to his gun
The blacksmith dies
and leaves his poverty to his anvil...
The extract above is an example of
A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?
'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.'
The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is
Chanson is a term denoting a
"I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands".The above lines is an example of a
'To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour'
- William Blake
To see a World In a Grain of Sand.
The predominant figure of speech used in the lines above is
"Rays of sun peeping through the cloud ", the line is an example of
The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is
"I hate brave cowards like you" is an example of