Hi.
I have to do a column on a paper and I needed a little help deciding where these two lines should go..
The poem is Sympathy by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
" Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; "
and
"When he beats his bars and he would be free"
Here are my answers so far..
simile:
And the river flows like a stream of glass;
repetition:
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
alliteration:
'And the faint perfume from its chalice steals--
"When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--"
personification:
"When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass"
If you could also check to see if Im correct, Id be so thankful.
I don't know what those words mean and I'm in fifth grade
alliteration:
'And the faint perfume from its chalice steals-- "
"When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--"
I don't hear alliteration or see personification in those lines. The first two are correct.
alliteration
(w)when .. his (wing) ?
and for
personification
the wing stirs ???
and I was thinking that
"the faint perfume from its chalice steals" .. could be personification but I don't know. I looked it up, and the websites did say I was correct
I just don't know where I should put
" Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; "
and
"When he beats his bars and he would be free"
but When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass"
can be alliteration
Myanswers are..
still don't know where to put the others.
simile:
And the river flows like a stream of glass;
repetition:
And a pain still throbs in the old,
old scarsWhen his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--
alliteration:
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
personification:
And the faint perfume from its chalice steals--
Sorry ... phone call.
I agree with your simile and alliteration. I also agree with the first line of your repetition.
I'd have to see more to decide about personification.
The second line where you have "repetition" includes more alliteration. Do you hear it?
I liked my own comment (=o=)
Sure, I'd be happy to help you with your column. Based on the lines you provided, here are the literary devices that can be found in the poem "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar:
1. Simile: "Till its blood is red on the cruel bars." The use of "like" is missing in this line to make it a complete simile. To form a simile, it can be revised to "Till its blood is red like the cruel bars."
2. Repetition: "And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars." This line uses the repetition of the word "old" to emphasize the lasting pain.
3. Alliteration: "And the faint perfume from its chalice steals." The repetition of the "f" sound in "faint," "perfume," and "from" creates alliteration.
4. Personification: "When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass." This line attributes human qualities to the wind, giving it the ability to "stir."
Regarding your answers, you have correctly identified the literary devices in the poem. However, as mentioned earlier, the first line you provided lacks the "like" comparison needed to form a complete simile.
When evaluating a poem for literary devices, it's important to closely analyze the text and pinpoint specific language, imagery, or figures of speech that convey deeper meanings or enhance the overall impact of the poem. Great job on your analysis so far!