ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What literary devices are present in the poem?
A
Similes
B
Repetition
C
Onomatopoeia
D
Imagery
E
Hyperbole
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All imagery is aided through the use of other poetic devices, such as simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Literary devices such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification help beautify a piece of literature. With imagery, you can make a story tense, suspenseful, thrilling, and more. This way, the reader will have the tools to fully immerse into the story and experience it in a unique way.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 5 different types of imagery correspond with the five senses: visual, olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), tactile (touch), and auditory (sound).

Detailed explanation-4: -Visual imagery. A host of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. In this poem, inspired by a walk Wordsworth took with his sister, the poet uses simile to compare his lonely wandering to the aimless flight of a cloud.

Detailed explanation-5: -Visual imagery (sight) Auditory imagery (hearing) Olfactory imagery (smell) Gustatory imagery (taste) Tactile imagery (touch)

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