CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line such as the sound of /f/ in “I hold with those who favor fire”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration: One of the most used poetic devices, Alliteration is a phonetic structure and repeated usage of sound or letter used in the first syllable of a word. It is considered as the oldest poetic tool that is generally used for two or more words in a poem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Personification-Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. In this poem, “fire” and “ice” are capable of destruction. Thus, the poet personifies fire and ice by giving them mind and power to destroy anything.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Alliteration: It is the use of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together. e.g. “my mother’s hands”, “stood still to smile”, “terribly transient feet”, “silence silences”.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the poetic device used in the phrase is Imagery. In the phrase the poet says “From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire. The poetic device here is imagery as some people think that the world will end in fire.