Dust of Snow

assonance – the prominence of a vowel sound throughout a line is called assonance. In

stanza 1, line 2 – “Shook down on me” – ‘o’ sound is prominent.
enjambment – when the same sentence continues to the next line without the use of
any punctuation marks, it is called enjambment. It has been used thorughout the poem.
Alliteration– the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or
closely connected words.
Rhyme Scheme– ababcdcd

Fire and Ice

Assonance– it is repetition of vowel sounds in same line. The repetition is at different

places in different words.
Example- The long sound of “o” in “I hold with those who favour fire”
Alliteration– alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound at the start of two or more
closely placed words.
Example- The sound of “f” in “favour fire”, “w” in “world will”
Imagery– Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses.
Example- “Some say the world will end in fire”
“To say that for destruction ice Is also great”
Anaphora– the repetition of a word or expression at the start of two or more consecutive
lines.
Example – “Some say” is repeated at the start of lines 1 and 2.
Personification– Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. In this
poem, “fire” and “ice” are capable of destruction. Thus, the poet personifies fire and ice
by giving them mind and power to destroy anything.
Enjambment– it is defined as the thought or clause that does not come to an end at a
line break, rather it moves over to the next line.
Example- “From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire”
Rhyme Scheme :Abaabcbcb

Poem 6 : The Ball Poem

Anaphora: use of repeated words in two or more lines (What is the boy… what, what
and merrily bouncing… merrily over)
Assonance: repeated use of vowel ‘o’ (boy, now, who, lost)
Imagery: when poet says merrily bouncing down the street
Repetition: ‘what’ is repeated
Repetition: use of word ‘ball’
Asyndeton: no use of conjunction in a sentence (A dime, another ball, is worthless)
Alliteration: use of sound ‘b’ at the start of two consecutive words (buys a ball back)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘e’ (He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes)
Repetition: ‘ball’ word is repeated
Rhyme scheme: There is no rhyme scheme followed in the poem.

Poem 7 : How to tell Wild Animals

Enjambment: Continuation of a sentence to the next line (and if there…..tawny beast)
Inversion: Change in the format of a sentence (if there should to you advance)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ’o’ (you should go, should to you, roars,)
Allusion: Reference to a famous thing, place, species of animal, etc (Asian Lion)
Alliteration: repetition of consonant sound ‘r’ at start of two or more closely connected
words (roaming round)
Inversion: Change in the format of a sentence (The Bengal Tiger to discern)
Allusion: Reference to a famous thing, place, species of animal, etc (Bengal Tiger)
Assonance: Use of vowel sound ’o’ (or if some time when roaming round)
Alliteration: use of consonant sound ‘h’ in the beginning of two words (he has)
Poetic license: A liberty to the poet to change the spellings in order to create rhyme or
rhythm in a poem (use of lept instead of leapt)
Repetition: use of ‘lep’ word in the last line.
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (strolling-forth-you, whose-spot, do no good to roar)
Consonance: use of ‘l’ sound (he’ll only leplep)
Enjambment: Continuation of a sentence to the next line (if you were walking….creature
there)
Alliteration: use of ‘w’ sound (when-walking), use of ‘h’ sound (who- hugs), use of ‘b’
sound (be-bear)
Assonance: use of vowel ‘e’ (meet a creature there)
Alliteration: use of consonant sound ‘n’ (novice-nonplus), use of ‘th’ sound (the-thus)
Enjambment: continuation of sentence to the next line (though to distinguish….might
nonplus, The crocodile…..hyena thus)
Alliteration: use of ‘h’ sound (he hasn’t)
Consonance: use of ‘g’ sound (single wing)
Rhyme Scheme :ababcc

Poem 8 : A Tiger in the Zoo

Personification: The tiger is personified because the poet refers him as ‘he’.
Metaphor: Tiger’s paws are compared with velvet (pads of velvet)
Enjambment: Sentence is continuing to next line without any punctuation mark.
Imagery: poet tries to create an image about the tiger (He stalks in his vivid stripes The
few steps of his cage)
Consonance: use of ‘s’ sound (stalks, his, stripes)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘I’ (in his vivid stripes)
Oxymoron: use of adjectives opposite in meaning (quiet rage)
Enjambment: Line continues to next line without punctuation marks. (Sliding
through….deer pass)
Alliteration: use of sound ‘p’ at the start of two words (plump pass)
Imagery: The poet has tries to create an image of tiger’s activities (lurking in shadow).
Enjambment: Line continues to next line without punctuation marks (He should be
snarling around houses At the jungle’s edge,)
Onomatopoeia: using words which denote sound (snarling)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ and ‘I’ (should, around, houses), (Baring, his, white,
his)
Consonance: use of consonant sound ‘s’ (his, fangs, his, claws)
Personification: The tiger is personified because the poet refers him as ‘he’.
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘e’ (he, locked, concrete, cell)
Consonance: use of consonant sound ‘s’ (his, strength, bars)
Alliteration: use of sound ‘b’ at the start of two words (behind bars)
Enjambment: Line three continues to line four without any punctuation mark. (And
stares with his brilliant eyes At the brilliant stars.)
Alliteration: use of sound ‘h’ in the starting of two words (he hears)
Assonance: use of ‘I’ sound (with, his, brilliant)
Rhyme Scheme: abcb

Poem 9 : Amanda
Anaphora: Repeated use of a word at start of two or more lines (don’t bite… don’t
hunch)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (don’t hunch your shoulders)
Metaphor: use of word emerald sea for green colour of sea being similar to the colour of
emrald
Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’
Imagery: drifting blissfully
Alliteration: ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight’ – ‘s’ sound is being repeated at the
start of closely placed words.
Allusion: ‘mermaid’ is a well known imaginary creature.
Anaphora: Repeated use of a word at start of two or more lines (did you finish….did you
tidy)
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (Thought, told, you, your, shoes)
Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’
Metaphor: silence is golden – silence is said to be glorious like golden colour
freedom is sweet – freedom is said to be sweet in taste.
Allusion: use of famous fairy tale character Rapunzel
Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘e’ and ‘o’ (Will you please look at me when I’m
speaking to you
Consonance: use of sound ‘r’ (I am Rapunzel; I have not a care …..Bright hair)
Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’
Alliteration: ‘Stop that sulking’ – ‘s’ sound is repeated at the start of closely placed
words
Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’
Rhyme Scheme :aaba