b. Pick out the alliteration from the following lines: i. “Our lands, our lives, and all, are Bolingbroke’s,…” ii. “And tell sad stories of the death of kings:” iii.
“Comes at the last, and with a little pin…” G. Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about - words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view. .
What are the causes for King Richard’s grief? . How are eternal truths and wisdom brought to the reader here? .
Death has been cited in many ways in this monologue. Identify the poetic devices used in those references. . Who does the future generations remember easily - the victor or the vanquished?
Give reasons. Also, cite relevant references from King Richard’s speech. Interrogation When a question is asked not for the sake of getting an answer, but to express a point more emphatically Metaphor When two unlike objects or things having some common qualities are compared Rhetorical Question When a question is formed to make a point rather than to elicit an answer Internal Rhyme When rhyming words are used within a single line a. Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following lines from the poem: i.
“Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs; Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth’’. ii. “And yet not so – for what can we bequeath Save our deposed bodies to the ground?” iii. “Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits,…” iv.
“How can you say to me, I am a king?” v. “Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…” vi. “Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!” The full name of Shakespeare is William Arden Shakespeare, where ‘Arden is his mother’s family name. This makes Shakespeare one of the few celebrities that took their mother’s name.
Quotable uote Never be weak, you must be strong: you have infinite strength within you. Strength is life; Weakness is death. - Swami Vivekananda -B-Poem-The Hollow - - :