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Semester I Unit I Life - Sarojini Naidu: About The Author
Semester I Unit I Life - Sarojini Naidu: About The Author
Unit I
Life
- Sarojini Naidu
CHILDREN, ye have not lived, to you it seems
Life is a lovely stalactite of dreams,
Or carnival of careless joys that leap
About your hearts like billows on the deep
In flames of amber and of amethyst.
Glossory:
Simile :
A Simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities
between two different things unlike metaphor, a simile draws resemblance
with the help of the words “like” or “as”. It is a direct comparison.
Personification:
Personification is a form of figurative language in which something that is not
human is given human characteristics. This device is often used in poetry to
enhance the meaning and the beauty of poems.
Metaphor:
A Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden
comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some
common characteristics.
Anaphora:
Anaphora is the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of
successive lines of writing or speech. It can be used in novels and short stories,
but its most commonly seen in poetry.
10. What does the poet tells about ‘Life’ in this poem to the children?
Answer in a paragraph: