ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. For example, “Thy tooth is not so keen”, “Although thy breath be rude” and “Thou art not so unkind.”

Detailed explanation-2: -A word about the form: The verses are written in iambic trimeter (taDUM taDUM taDUM), using the rhyme scheme AABCCB.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind’ is a song sung by Amiens, a lord and follower of Duke Senior in As You Like It. In the song, Amiens compares the harshness of the winter wind with the ungratefulness of human beings, finding the latter to be much more unkind.

Detailed explanation-4: -While William Shakespeare’s reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet.