CLASS 10
AMANDA
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Stormy sea
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Wavy sea
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Calm and peaceful sea
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Disrurbed sea
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Detailed explanation-1: -ii What kind of an image does “languid, emerald sea” evoke? ANS: It evokes the image of a calm and green sea. The word ‘languid’ means ‘relaxed’ which points towards silent water. ‘Emerald’ is a green coloured gemstone that refers to the green colour of seawater.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In the poem, ‘First Flight’ the word ‘languid’ is used to depict that the waves of the sea mentioned in the poem sway gently. The poem is about the dream of Amanda, who dreams to escape into her own solitary dreamland.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rhyme: aaba ccc (Amanda, Amanda, straight, Amanda, sea, me, blissfully) Metaphor: use of word emerald sea for green colour of sea being similar to the colour of emrald. Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’ Imagery: drifting blissfully.
Detailed explanation-4: -(d) Literary device used in third line is Alliteration. ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight’. 2. (There is a languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is me – a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)