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ENGLISH
CLASS – XII (Poems)
ANY WOMAN- Katharine Tynan

Alliteration Metaphor Anaphora Enjambment Inversion

(Repeated (A direct comparison between two (The repetition of a word or phrase at (in poetry from one line to (normal order of words-
consonant sounds unlike things, stating that one is the beginning of successive clauses) another without terminating reversed)
at the beginning of the other, or does the action of punctuation mark)
words placed near the other.)
each other, usually
on the same line.)

 Light of  pillars of the house, I am the fire upon the hearth, Take me away, and roof and wall The keystone of the arch
love alive  keystone of the arch, I am the light of the good sun, Would fall to ruin me utterly.
 fire upon the hearth, I am the heat that warms the earth,
 The twist  light of the good sun, Which else were colder than a stone. Imagery
that holds  heat that warms the earth,
together  light of love,
“Warp and woof”
 twist that holds together, (imagery for weaving)
 sacred ring,
 knot of love,
 wall against all danger,
 wind and snow
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Simile Metaphor Personification Alliteration Assonance Consonance Enjambment Paradox Anaphora Parallelism Allusion

(A direct (A direct (A thing, an idea (Repeated (Repeated (Repeated (in poetry (seemingl (The (two or more (superna
comparis or an animal is consonant vowel consonant from one line y self- repetition words or tural)
comparison
on of two given human sounds at the sounds in sounds at the to another contradict of a word phrases in
between beginning of words ending of sentences that
unlike attributes.) without ory phrase or phrase
two unlike words placed placed near words placed are the same
things punctuation or concept at the
using things, near each each other, near each that grammatically
stating that mark) beginning
‘like’ or other, usually on the same other, usually illuminate ,as well as in
one is the of
‘as’.) on the same line.) on the same s a truth) meaning. )
other, or line) lines.) successive
does the clauses)
action of
the other.)
In each And some Something What I was To please And set the And he likes 'Good And spills To each the ….." I
hand, are loaves there is that walling in or the yelping wall having fences the upper boulders could
like an and some doesn't love a walling out dogs. The between us thought of it make boulders in that have say
old- so nearly wall, gaps I once again. so well good the sun, fallen to "Elves"
stone balls mean, He says neighbou And each. to him,
savage No one again, 'Good rs. makes
armed. has seen fences make gaps even
them good two can
made or neighbours.' pass
heard abreast.
them
made,

STAMMER- Satchidanandan
Simile Satire Irony Paradox
just as lameness is the When a whole people stammer he utters from his prayers to his Stammer is no handicap
silence Stammer becomes their mother tongue commands
stammers, like poetry.
Stammer becomes their Stammer becomes their mother tongue;
mother tongue; just as it is with us now.
just as it is with us now.
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RICE -Chemmanam Chacko [Translated by Prof. K. Ayyappa Paniker]

Satire Apostrophe Alliteration

Only fools turn to rice- farming for gain. O train, will you run a little faster—

The government gives rice (Apostrophe: An address to a dead or absent without smiling the smile slowly forming on his lips,
person, or personification as if he or she were
Chief Minister's off like an arrow to the Centre present)

THIS IS GOING TO HURT JUST A LITTLE BIT- Ogden Nash

Simile Metaphor Pun Hyperbole Irony Personification Apostrophe
And your mouth is like a dentist may be a bear hope hopen  And your mouth is like That Man has O Fate, is I think O Fate, is I think
section of road a section of road that is to go the most vicious the most vicious
that is being worked on. being worked on. continually to circle that thou circle that thou
(Pun is a  serious alterations in the dentist to ever sentest, ever sentest,
play of your life line or love keep
words with line his teeth in
more than  jaw digging into your good condition
one chest. when the chief
meaning or  coats your mouth from reason he
words that cellar to roof wants his
sound  crowbar in one hand teeth in good
alike.)  being polished, But you condition is so
have reason to believe that he won't
they are being have to go to
demolished. the dentist.
 there isn't a nerve in
your head that you
aren't being irked on.

Prepared by :
SUNIL J, HSST ENGLISH, GHSS ANAVOOR (01027), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
SUHANA A N, HSST ENGLISH, SNVHSS PANAYARA (01173), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM