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FIGURES OF SPEECH:
Similes: It is a figure of speech in which a likeness between two different things is
stated using the words like or as. Examples of similes in A Psalm of Life are,
1. Still, like muffled drums, are beating
2. Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
METAPHORS:
Metaphor is that figure of speech where comparison of two different things are
implied but not clearly stated. Examples of metaphor in the poem are,
1. Life is but an empty dream.
2. Soul id dead that slumbers
3. Art is long and Time is fleeting
ALLITERATION:
Alliteration is the close repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of
words to facilitate narration. Examples of alliteration in the poem are,
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PARALLELISM:
Parallelism is used when the speaker says
1. Life is real! Life is earnest!
2. Still achieving still pursuing.
H
.W Longfellow points out that one has a duty to make this world a better place to
live in. A Psalm of Life is a whole collection of moral principles to be followed by
all the people. The principles listed by the poem are enumerated as follows,-