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Read and Appreciate:
A) 1. Read the following lines that appear in the second
stanza of the poem :
“Still we feel that something sweet
Followed youth, with flying feet,
And will never come again.”
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The poet describes youth as ‘something sweet’. Do you
agree with him? Why? Discuss in groups.
2. The poet says, ‘There are gains for all our losses’. Do
you agree with this? Give reasons.
3. Which line/s in the poem do you like the most? Why?
Tell your friends.
4. Can you think of some proverbs/quotations related to
the theme of the poem?
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e.g. Time and tide wait for none.
B) Figures of Speech
1. Metaphor
Look at the following line taken from the poem :
“But when youth , the dream, departs….”
The poet in this line brings about an indirect comparison
between ‘youth’ and ‘dream’. The comparison is implied. It is
a Metaphor.
Metaphor is a figure of speech in which two different
objects having at least one thing in common are compared. But
the comparison is indirect or implied.
eg: Tippu Sultan was the tiger of Mysuru.
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