ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. The figure of speech used in the line “what does he plant who plants a tree” is hypophora as the poet raises a question and then answers himself.

Detailed explanation-2: -1 Answer. 1) Alliteration:-is the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby or adjacent words. For example, alliteration occurs in the poem when the poet says, “What does he plant who plants a tree?/ He plants a friend of sun and sky.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphor: Metaphor is a literary device used to represent a comparison without using the words “like” or “as”. The poet uses ‘trees’ metaphorically to represent helplessness of woman in the patriarchal society. The metaphor extends throughout the poem and therefor the poem is a good example of ‘extended metaphor’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poet has used alliteration-hushed and happy, heaven’s harmony-; personification-a friend of sun and sky-; metaphor-the flag of breezes free, the shaft of beauty towering high.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: Alliteration-Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds, typically, in two or more nearby words or syllables.