Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore E2020 100%!!!

Which features are present in lyric poetry? Check all that apply. a single speaker expression of feelings thoughts about an event a full storyline a musical quality long length

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Over the green and yellow rice-fields sweep the shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift-chasing sun. The bees forget to sip their honey; drunken with light they foolishly hover and hum. The ducks in the islands of the river clamour in joy for mere nothing. Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work. Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run. Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood. Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs. -"84," Rabindranath Tagore What are the effects of the imagery used in this poem? Check all that apply. The reader can visualize the fields. The reader can imagine the humming sound of the bees. The reader can feel a bee sting. The reader can imagine the sounds of laughter. The reader feels what playing an instrument is like.

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Which are metaphors? Check all that apply. Time is a thief. Making choices is difficult. The key of wisdom opens doors. Love is like a present. The water is as cold as ice. Humility is tough to swallow.

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Which are features of lyric poetry? Check all that apply. a full storyline a musical quality expression of feelings long length thoughts about an event

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I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart. In the sunny haze of the languid hours, what vast vision of thine takes shape in the blue of the sky! O Farthest end, O the keen call of thy flute! I forget, I ever forget, that the gates are shut everywhere in the house where I dwell alone! -"5," Rabindranath Tagore Which phrase most directly states the speaker's feelings? "I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart." "O Farthest end, O the keen call of thy flute!" ". . . the gates are shut everywhere . . ."

A. "I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart."

Speech directed toward someone who is absent or toward a thing that is personified is called apostrophe. personification. imagery. metaphor.

A. Apostrophe

I cannot send you one single flower from this wealth of the spring, one single streak of gold from yonder clouds. Open your doors and look abroad. From your blossoming garden gather fragrant memories of the vanished flowers of an hundred years before. -"85," Rabindranath Tagore What type of figurative language is used in the line "one single streak of gold from yonder clouds," and what is its effect? It is a metaphor that compares sunlight to gold. It is personification that makes the clouds seem wealthy. It is a metaphor that compares a streak with clouds. It is personification that makes streaks seem alive with gold.

A. It is a metaphor that compares sunlight to gold.

In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeam and the stars of midnight. Thus my songs share their seats in the heart of the world with the music of the clouds and forests. But, you man of riches, your wealth has no part in the simple grandeur of the sun's glad gold and the mellow gleam of the musing moon. The blessing of all-embracing sky is not shed upon it. And when death appears, it pales and withers and crumbles into dust. -"74," Rabindranath Tagore How does the phrase "the mellow gleam of the musing moon" contribute to the poem's meaning? It uses personification to convey that nature imparts joy and wisdom. It uses a metaphor to compare nature to a happy, thoughtful being. It uses personification to show that gold is an important part of nature.

A. It uses personification to convey that nature imparts joy and wisdom.

My song has put off her adornments. She has no pride of dress and decoration. Ornaments would mar our union; they would come between thee and me; their jingling would drown thy whispers. My poet's vanity dies in shame before thy sight. O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet. Only let me make my life simple and straight, like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music. -"Song VII," Rabindranath Tagore Which line contains an example of personification? "O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet." ". . . like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music." "My poet's vanity dies in shame before thy sight." "Only let me make my life simple and straight . . ."

C. "My poet's vanity dies in shame before thy sight."

Who are you, reader, reading my poems an hundred years hence? I cannot send you one single flower from this wealth of the spring, one single streak of gold from yonder clouds. Open your doors and look abroad. From your blossoming garden gather fragrant memories of the vanished flowers of an hundred years before. In the joy of your heart may you feel the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across an hundred years. -"85," Rabindranath Tagore What is the effect of the words "the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across an hundred years"? The personification suggests that the happiness of the past is eternal. The metaphor shows that happiness is "alive" but can only be found in others. The metaphor illustrates that nothing changes over the course of one hundred years. The personification allows the reader to imagine life in the past.

A. The personification suggests that the happiness of the past is eternal.

Who are you, reader, reading my poems an hundred years hence? I cannot send you one single flower from this wealth of the spring, one single streak of gold from yonder clouds. Open your doors and look abroad. From your blossoming garden gather fragrant memories of the vanished flowers of an hundred years before. In the joy of your heart may you feel the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across an hundred years. -"85," Rabindranath Tagore In what way is apostrophe used in this poem? The speaker uses figurative language to draw a picture in the reader's mind. The speaker describes the fragrant memories of the vanished flowers. The speaker speaks to a reader one hundred years in the future.

A. The speaker speaks to a reader one hundred years in the future.

A metaphor makes a comparison that is between two unlike things. that is between two similar things. that uses the word like. that uses the word as.

A. that is between two unlike things.

If you would be busy and fill your pitcher, come, O come to my lake. The water will cling round your feet and babble its secret. The shadow of the coming rain is on the sands, and the clouds hang low upon the blue lines of the trees like the heavy hair above your eyebrows. I know well the rhythm of your steps, they are beating in my heart. Come, O come to my lake, if you must fill your pitcher. -"12," Rabindranath Tagore Which line contains an example of personification? "If you would be busy and fill your pitcher, come..." .""The water will cling round your feet and babble its secret "I know well the rhythm of your steps..."

B. "The water will cling round your feet and babble its secret."

In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeam and the stars of midnight. Thus my songs share their seats in the heart of the world with the music of the clouds and forests. But, you man of riches, your wealth has no part in the simple grandeur of the sun's glad gold and the mellow gleam of the musing moon. The blessing of all-embracing sky is not shed upon it. And when death appears, it pales and withers and crumbles into dust. -"74," Rabindranath Tagore What is the effect of using imagery to describe the "all-embracing sky"? It uses a metaphor to directly compare the sky to the man of riches. It allows readers to remember and "feel" for a moment what an embrace feels like. It shows readers that the author is skilled in using figurative language.

B. It allows readers to remember and "feel" for a moment what an embrace feels like.

Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. The bees forget to sip their honey; drunken with light they foolishly hover and hum. . . . Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood. The imagery used in the lines allows the reader to visualize the color of the honeycombs. imagine the sounds of the bees and laughter. visualize the people who are laughing. imagine what the river looks like when it floods

B. imagine the sounds of the bees and laughter.

Read the lines from "The Gardner" by Rabindranath Tagore. Have you not finished your work yet, bride? Listen, the guest has come. Have you not lit the lamp in the cowshed? Have you not got ready the offering basket for the evening service? By directing the questions in the poem to a bride, the author makes the reader visualize the setting of the wedding. reflect on what the bride is going through. think that the author already knows the answers. wonder what the guest must be thinking.

B. reflect on what the bride is going through.

What do you call language that appeals to the senses and creates an impression? metaphor personification imagery apostrophe

C, imagery

Which line most directly states the speaker's feelings in "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore? "She has no pride of dress and decoration." "their jingling would drown thy whispers." "My poet's vanity dies in shame before thy sight." "like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music."

C. "My poet's vanity dies in shame before thy sight."

Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore. Ornaments would mar our union; they would come between thee and me; Which phrase best illustrates the musical quality of the lyric poem? "Ornaments would" "our union" "thee and me" "come between"

C. "thee and me"

Read the line from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. In the joy of your heart may you feel the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across an hundred years. What is the effect of the figurative language in these lines? The personification shows how happiness is quick to fade. The metaphor illustrates what it was like to live in the past. The personification suggests that past happiness can last a long time. The metaphor illustrates how one can be truly happy only in spring.

C. The personification suggests that past happiness can last a long time..

Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work. Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run. Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood. Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs. The use of apostrophe in the poem creates a detached effect, since the reader is not addressed directly. causes the reader to feel alienated if he or she does not have any brothers. helps define the speaker's voice in relation to his "brothers," or community. allows the reader to visualize all of the poet's family and friends.

C. helps define the speaker's voice in relation to his "brothers," or community.

Over the green and yellow rice-fields sweep the shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift-chasing sun. The bees forget to sip their honey; drunken with light they foolishly hover and hum. The ducks in the islands of the river clamour in joy for mere nothing. Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work. Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run. Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood. Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs. -"84," Rabindranath Tagore Which phrase most clearly expresses the speaker's desire to be mischievous? " . . . shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift-chasing sun." "The bees forget to sip their honey . . ." " . . . they foolishly hover and hum." ". . . let us squander our morning in futile songs."

D. ". . . let us squander our morning in futile songs."

Who are you, reader, reading my poems an hundred years hence? I cannot send you one single flower from this wealth of the spring, one single streak of gold from yonder clouds. Open your doors and look abroad. From your blossoming garden gather fragrant memories of the vanished flowers of an hundred years before. In the joy of your heart may you feel the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across an hundred years. -"85," Rabindranath Tagore Read Tagore's poem and analyze the use of apostrophe. Draw a conclusion and write two or three sentences about the overall effect that apostrophe has on the reader.

Tagore tries to converse with all of his readers through this poem. Tagore's poem talks about time and old age. The voice of the poem is an old man whose audience is of a younger group. The use of apostrophe brings us closer to the old man. Instead of being just an audience, we become part of the poem or its receiver. We are told in everything we see today has its own history and beauty. The entire poem becomes timeless, as the receiver can be anyone at any age.