CLASS 10
FOR ANNE GREGORY
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Question
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Oxymoron
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metaphor
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Assonance
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Metaphor: Definition: A metaphor is a literary device used to represent a comparison without using the words “like” or “as”. In the poem, the phrase ‘honey-coloured ramparts’ is an example of a metaphor. Yeats, through the metaphor, compares Anne Gregory’s hair to the walls of a fort.
Detailed explanation-2: -Metaphors used in the poem “For Anne Gregory": By those great honey-coloured / Ramparts at your ear-The poet indirectly compares Anne Gregory’s hair with ramparts as they act like a protective frame for her face.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Alliteration-Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds, typically, in two or more nearby words or syllables.
Detailed explanation-4: -The phrase ‘your yellow hair’ is an example of alliteration. Yeats uses alliteration to enhance the musical quality of his poem.