ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. Literary device used in the line “the harvest of a coming age” is Synecdoche. Synecdoche is a literary device in which a part is used to represent the whole of something. Here coming age refers to future generation.

Detailed explanation-2: -” The harvest of a coming age “ is basically being referred to the forthcoming generation which would be using the various resources given by the trees and will be taking all the advantages of planting trees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphors used in the poem “On Killing a Tree": Leprous hide-Leprous is used to define scaly skin caused by an infectious disease. The poet here means that the skin of the tree looks leprous, meaning rough and scaly.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poet uses the trees as symbolism to say that the issue of deforestation can be tackled only by planting trees. Alliteration: A literary device in which a series of words begin with same consonant sound. Metaphor: Metaphor is a literary device used to represent a comparison without using the words “like” or “as”.

Detailed explanation-5: -Poetic devices are a form of literary device used in poetry. Poems are created out of poetic devices composite of: structural, grammatical, rhythmic, metrical, verbal, and visual elements. They are essential tools that a poet uses to create rhythm, enhance a poem’s meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling.