Poetic Device | MCQs

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Prosaic means بے لطف بے مزہ

Dull means پھیکا

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The line "When pansies lift their eyes to mine" gives human qualities (lifting eyes) to flowers (pansies).

This is an example of personification, where non-human things are described as if they were human.

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Beneath means کسی چیز سے کم یا اس کے نیچے

Above means سے زیادہ

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

In this line, the repeated "w" sound in wild, winds, whispered, willows shows alliteration.

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same starting consonant sound in closely connected words.

In this phrase, the "s" sound repeats in "Silly," "snakes," "slither," and "slowly."

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Poets use alliteration (repetition of initial consonant sounds) to:

Emphasize certain words or themes.

Create a musical or rhythmic effect in the poem.

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"Gold," "old," and "bold" are rhyming words because they share the same ending sound.

Rhyming words create a pattern of sounds, commonly used in poetry for rhythm and flow.

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

In the line "And silent sank and soared to sing," the repetition of the 's' sound is an example of alliteration.

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An indirect reference to something else, often a historical event, work of art, or myth.

In poetry, allusions add depth and meaning by connecting the poem to something outside itself. 

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