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Figures of speech Of All the Poems of Std 12

           Poem 1  The Song Of The Open Road

1. Name and explain figure of speech.

1)      Strong and content , I travel the open road.
          :-       Inversion : Here, words are not arranged in a correct
           prose order.
          The correct order is:
          I travel the open road strong and content.

2)      I carry them, men and women I carry them.
          :-      Repetition : Here, the words I carry are repeated pleasingly for
          musical effect.

3)      The long brown path before me leading whenever I choose.
          :-       Alliteration: Here, the sound of ‘l’ is repeated pleasingly for
          musical effect.

4)      Henceforth I ask for good fortune.
          I myself am good fortune.
          Ans: Repetition : Here, the word good fortune is repeated
          pleasingly for musical effect.

5)      Done with indoor complaints libraries, querulous criticism.
           Climax : Here, ideas are arranged in an ascending order of their
           importance.

          Note: This is a free verse poem.
          A poem without rhyme scheme is known as free verse poem.

6)      Afoot and light hearted.
          I take to the open road.
:-       Inversion : Here, words are arranged in a correct prose order.
          The correct prose order is
          I take to the open road.
          Afoot and light hearted.

                                              2     Indian Weavers

1.  Weavers weaving at break of a day.
          Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘w’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

2. Why do we weave a garment so joy.?
          Interrogation : Here, a question is asked for a great emphasis.

3. Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild.
          Alliteration: Here, the sound of ‘w’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

Simile : Garments colour is directly compared with the plumes of a peacock.

4. Like the plumes of peacock
          Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘p’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

5.   Weavers weaving solemn and still.
    Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

6. What do you weave in the moonlight chill?
      Interrogation : Here, a question is asked for a great emphasis.

7. White as a feather and white as a cloud.
      Repetition: Here, the word white is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

      Simile : Here, the color of the cloth is compared to the feather.

8. We weave a dead man’s funeral.
Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘w’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

Note : The rhyme scheme of the poem is aa bb.

                                                        3.   The Inchcape Rock

1. No stir in the air.
          No stir in the sea.
          Repetition : Repetition of words for musical effect.

2. On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung.
     Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

3. The ship was as still as she could be.
     Personification : Here, the ship is personified by giving the human quality.

4. Gurgling sound
     Onomatopoeia : Here, sound suggests the meaning.

5. On the deck the River takes his stand.
      Inversion : Here, words are not arranged in a correct prose order.
The correct order is- The Rover takes his stand on the deck

6. O Christ:
      Apostrophe : Here, there is a direct address.

7. Sir Ralph the Rover.
    Alliteration : Here, the sound ‘r’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

8. The boat is lowered the boatman row.
    Alliteration: Here, the sound of ‘b’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

9. One dreadful sound could be Rover hear.
      Inversion : Here, words are not arranged in a correct prose order.
      The correct prose order is.
      The Rover could hear one dreadful sound.

10. The sip was as still as she could be.
      Alliteration :  Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

                                                                               4.Have You Earned Your Tomorrow

1. Were you selfish pure and simple.
    Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

2. Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?
     Interrogation : Here, a question is asked for a great emphasis.

3.  Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said?
      Synecdoche : Here, a part represents the whole.  
     
      Heart represents  a whole person.

4.  Its toiling time is through.
     Alliteration: Here, the sound of ‘t’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

5. Or is someone mighty grateful for a dead you did today?
     Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘d’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

6. Was it well or sorely spent?
     Alliteration: Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

7.  Did you give cheerful greeting?
     Transferred epithet : Here, the adjective cheerful is transferred from person to
     greeting.

8.  Were you selfish pure?
     Oxymoron : Here, opposite words selfish and pure are placed side by side.

9. Can you say tonight in porting with the day that slipping fast?
     Personification : Here, day is personified by giving human quality of movement.

10. Did you leave a trail of kindness or scare of discontented are used?
       Antithesis : Here, opposite words kindness and discounted are used.

                                                                               5.  Father Returning Home

1. Like a word dropped from a long sentence.
     Simile : Here, a father is directly compared to a word having similar appearance or condition

2. My father travels on the late evening train.
     Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘t’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

3.  Man’s estrangement from a manmade world.
     Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘m’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effects.

4.  Static on the road.
      Onomatopoeia: Here, sound suggests meaning.

5.  Standing among silent commenters.
      Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

6. Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes.
     Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly.

7.  He hurries across the length of the grey platform.
     Metaphor: Here, grey platform is compared with old age.

8.  His shirt and pants are soggy.
      Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

9.  Home again I see him drinking weak tea.
     Transferred epithet : Here, the adjective weak is transferred from person to tea.

10. The cold water is running over.
     Personification : Here, the cold water is personified by giving human quality of
      running.

11. Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night.
     Transferred epithet : Here, the adjective humid is transferred from the weather to
     night.

                                                        6.  Money

1. Felt I like a child think I.
     Inversion : The words are not arranged in a correct prose order.

     The correct prose order is –
      I think I felt like a child.

2.  Wives do hum like bees.
      Simile : Here, wives are directly compared to bees having similar quality of singing.

3.   When I had money, money o.
       Repetition : Here, there is a repetition of word ‘money’ for musical effect.

4.  Humming like bees.
      Onomatopoeia : Here, sound suggests  the meaning.

5.  Many false man as a friend.
     Antithesis : Here, two words false man and friend have opposite meaning.

6. Poor ones laugh, rich ones frown.
     Antithesis : Here, poor and rich.
     laugh and frown have opposite meaning.

7. Poor men need not go up the rich men should come down.
    Antithesis : Here, poor and rich have opposite meaning.

8. Came knocking all day at my door.
    Alliteration : Here, the sound of ‘d’ is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.

9.  When I had money , o money.
    Repetition : Here, the word money is repeated pleasingly for musical effect.