CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “Some say the world will end in fire” and “To say that for destruction ice, is also great”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anaphora-Anaphora is the repetition of a word or expression at the start of two or more consecutive lines. For example: ‘Some say” is repeated at the start of the lines 1 and 2. Alliteration-Alliteration is repetition of the same sound used at the beginning of the nearly placed words.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imagery: fire and ice have deeper meaning in this poem. For example, fire means feeling of heat, burning, and pain; ice means cold, no communication, and hate. These images are well created by the author to draw attention in form of warning sign.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Metaphor-The poet compares ice with hatred.