CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: Alliteration is used in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’, where the letter ‘L’ is repeated in the words ‘lie listening’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rain on the Roof Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of a consonant sound in two or more consecutive words. ‘Humid Hover’ – ‘h’ sound is repeating. ‘starry spheres’ – ‘s’ should is repeating. ‘press pillow’-‘p’ sound is repeating.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simile: The poetess mothers face has been compared to the late winters moon using as: Pale as a late winters moon. Consonance: Prominent sound of s: Security check, standing a few yards. Symbolism: Winters moon is a symbol of decay.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this poem, the poet uses the device of simile on two instances. When she compares her mother’s face with that of a corpse and also uses the word “like” while making that comparison. She again compares her mother with the moon in wintertime and also uses the word “as” while making this comparison.

Detailed explanation-5: -Personification. It occurs in “Young/ Trees sprinting.” The poet capitalizes the first letters of these words, “Young” and “Trees.” She does so by personifying the trees with the idea of being young and sprinting.