Poetry | MCQs

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem,

It often separated by a space.

It functions like a paragraph in prose.

Quatrain and sestet are specific types of stanzas based on the number of lines (four and six, respectively).

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The line "It was the Rainbow gave thee birth" is from the poem The Kingfisher by William Henry Davies.

The poem describes the beauty and uniqueness of the kingfisher bird.

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Personification is when human qualities are given to non-human things.

Here, the sun is described as "playing hide and seek", which is a human action.

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The poem "Little Things" by Julia A. Carney contains the lines "Little drops of water, Little grains of sand."

It emphasizes how small acts of kindness contribute to a better world.

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Personification gives human qualities to non-human things.

In the given line, "music singing" attributes a human action (singing) to music, making it personification.

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."

In the given line, "The torch of gold" symbolizes something valuable or illuminating, making it a metaphor.

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