ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -i. Alliteration-It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter: S in “Sprouting Shady, Simple sheep."

Detailed explanation-2: -Metaphor is a common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. A beautiful example can be seen in the first stanza of The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, in the line: The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas…

Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphor: compares two things directly without using “like” or “as”; the subject IS the object. Metaphors are more direct than similes, which can make them seem stronger or more surprising. Example: The sunrise this morning was an ocean of honey dusted with powdered sugar.