WINTER by Anggita Winter, snowflakes fall Beautiful white like an angel from the sky Cold like the body of a corpse Everything turns white beautiful elegant
9. Answer the questions that follow
1. Explain what is meant by the following words Dart: like an arrow, or a sudden, intense emotion. Fain: gladly Solace: console 2. The star as a simile 3. The poet uses my star as a personification 4. Name any figure of speech you find and explain Then it stop like a bird; like a flower; hangs furled Simile: because its a figure of speech involving the comparison of bird and flower. They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable in this case is star and Saturn. Mine has opened its soul to me; therefore I love it Personification: “opened its soul to me” like human 10. Read the following poem 11. Label the pictures a. The wave beside them danced, but they outdid the sparkling waves in glee b. When all at once I saw crowd, a host of golden daffodils c. Continuous as the stars that shine, and twinkle on the milky way d. A poet could not be but gay, in such a jocund company