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Poetic device - Example

1.Personification- “The sun rose……….. …….down into sea”.

2.Simile - “ Nor dim nor red………… ……..the fog and mist.”3.Alliteration – “The very deep rot……… ……….the slimy sea.”

4. Repetition- “ Water , water everywhere…..

……….any drop to drink.”5. Metaphor – “ The bloody sun”

Question based on stanza 1. “The sun now rose………. ……….. Into the sea.”(i) In which direction did the ship start moving? (a) Southward (b) Northward (c) Eastward (d) Westward(ii) how does the sun look now? (a) not dim and shine very brightly (b) red and hot sun (c) dim and not shine very brightly

2.And the good south………. ………the mariner's hollo.(i) whom does they sailors miss? (a) They all missed the albatross (b) They all missed the good weather (c) They all missed the cruel bird (ii) The word ‘hollo’ here means (a) Call (b) smile (c) deep (d) dead(iii) The south wind was called good because (a) it clear the weather (b) it helped the ship to sail smoothly (c) it helped them in finding direction

3. “And I had done a ………….………….. The breeze to blow!

(i) What do the first two lines convey about the speaker? (a) He is very happy after killing albatross. (b) He feel guilty after killing albatross. (c) He feel pleased after killing albatross.

(i) Who is the speaker of the above line? (a) The wedding guest (b) The ancient mariner (c) The sailor

Short question – Answer 1. “Nor dim nor red………….. ……….. Brings the fog and mist(a) The above stanza shows that the sailors are………(b) The criteria of the judgment of sailors is ………(c) The poetic device used in the above lines is 2. “Water, water……… ……… drop to drink (a) The repetition of the ‘word’ water in the above lines conveys that………………… (b) The boards shrink due to …… (c) The irony in the above lines is that

3. “The very deep did …….. ……….The slimy sea.” (a) Who is the speaker in these lines ? (b) ‘Deep’ here refers to …… (c) The poetic device used in these lines is ..