LINES COMPOSED IN AWOD ONAWINDY DAY

FIGURES OF SPEECHi
Theme:

Thetheme of the poem is we are all connested to nature. The weather has effects on us and the way
thatwe feel.
Purpose:
Toarouse in the reader an appreciation for the beauty of the power and the force of Nature.

Toneand Mood Exhilarationt Excitement and lHappiness)

Rhyme Scheme: abab
Stvle: Larical
1. Alliteration;- Repeated use of the same consonant sound in a sequence of nearby words in a line.

1. Around me the
wild wind is roaring
2. The bare trees are tossing their branches on high
3 My soul is awakened, my spiritis soaring

2. Anaphora- repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrase, sentences or

verses especially fir rhetorical or poetic effect

I wish I could see how the ocean is lashing

I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing

3. Metaphor:-It is a figure of speech in which a comparison between two difterent things is implied
but not clearly stated

And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze

4. Personification: It is afigure ofspeech in which either an abstract idea or a non- human object is
given human attributes.

1. The dead leaves, beneath them, are merrily dancing.

2. Around me the wild wind is roaring.
3. I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing.
4. My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring
5. The bare trees are tossing their branches on high
6. And carried a loft on the wings of the breeze