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Std. X- English – Appreciation of all poems., Title/Poem, , Poet, , Rhyme, Scheme, , Favourite Line, , Theme/Central Idea, , Figure of, Speech, , 1, , A Teenager's, Prayer, , J. Morse, , ‘abcb’, , ‘I can choose to take, the road of life That, leads to success’, , The stage of teenager is important. He decides, the path of life. So in this poem teenager prays, God to show him the way of success., , 2, , Basketful of, Moonlight, , Sunil, Sharma, , "I want to sow seeds, of moon on the sides, of the path.", , The wish of a child to light up his village road, by using moonlight. It makes travelling easier, for the people in the village. It expresses his, love for his father also., , 3, , You Start, Dying Slowly, , Pablo, Nerudo, , "If, you, do, not, appreciate, yourself, You, start, dying, slowly….", , The poem revolves around the idea the life, must be enjoyed, lived and cherished. It says, that we should look for passion, follow our, dreams and take chances to make the most of, life. If we don't do that, we are wasting our life, away., , Alliteration: And their, turbulent emotion, Antithesis: If, you do not risk, what is safe, , The poem brings out the spirit of, freedom. The poet has used metaphors, like "sounds of life" and "different, colours" to describe the different, aspects of life., , 4, , The Twins, , Henry, Sambrooke, Leigh, , There is no, rhyme, scheme., The poem is, an example, of ‘free, verse’., There is no, rhyme, scheme., The poem is, an example, of ‘free, verse’., ababcdcd, , Alliteration :Travel down the, darkened road, Inversion : Decisions, I must, make, Alliteration: - I, want to sow, seeds of moon., Apostrophe: O moon, give me, moonlight., , "What would you do, if, you were me, To, prove that you were, you?”, , This is a humorous poem. The entire poem, speaks about the absurdities that occure due, to the close resemblance between the twin, brothers. The poet expresses how one's, identities exchanged due to twin brothers. The, irony depicted in this poem., , The poem is a humorous take on, identity. This poem is made up of four, eight line stanzas with a regular rhyme, scheme of 'abab cdcd"., , 5, , If…., , Rudyard, Kipling, , aaaa bcbc, abab cdcd, abab cdcd, , "If you can trust, yourself when all men, doubt you, But make, allowance for their, doubting too.", , The poem is a piece of advice given by the, father to his son. The poet has provided, different situations and expected behavior from, his son. The poet wants his son to be a man., , 6, , Stopping by, Woods on a, Snowy, Evening, , Robert Frost, , aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd, , "And miles to, before I sleep", , go, , The poet describes a little incident happening, in a snowy evening. As a traveller the poet is, fascinated by the beautiful scenes in the, woods. He stops to enjoy but his mind urges, him to go on., , 7, , The World is, Mine, , Joy, Lovelet, Crawford, , aabcc, abbccdd, aabbcc, aaabb, , "O God forgive me, when I whine"., , Walt, Whitman, , aabbcded, , "But I, with mournful, tread, Walk the deck, my Captain lies,", , The poem is an insight beckoning the modest, things which people do usually ignored by, themselves. The speaker is speaking about her, perfect creation in comparison with lame, blind, and deaf person., The poem is about the mixed emotions of the, speaker at his Captain's death on-board, when, they return voyage. The poem is symbolic of, the mixed feelings of the Americans at the, death of President Abraham Lincoln., , Alliteration:, In form and, feature, face and, limb,, Hyperbole: And, when I died, the, neighbours came, And buried, brother John., Alliteration:, With, worn-out, tools, Antithesis:, If you can meet, with Triumph and, Disaster, Alliteration: The, woods are lovely,, dark and deep,, Repetition: And, miles to go before, I sleep,, And miles to go, before I sleep., Alliteration: She, seemed so gay, Apostrophe:, O God, forgive, me when I whine, Alliteration: The, ship is anchor'd, safe and sound, Repetition: But, O heart! heart!, heart!, , 8, , O Captain!, My Captain!, , Special feature-Type of poem,, language style, tone, implied, meaning etc., This poem is a prayer by a teenager., The teenager speaks up his mind and, requests God to lead him. The choice, of simple words creates the mood for, prayer. The poet uses apostrophe to, connect with God directly., Simple use of language and free verse., It touches simple rural life. The, innocent wish of the child. The child, lights up the village path using, moonlight., , The poet beautifully uses opposite, ideas. It contast between right and, wrong. The poet says if the conditions, are fulfilled one would be successful as, well as a good human being., , This is a lyric of extra-ordinary beauty., The poem has a special rhyme, scheme. The length of all the lines are, equal. The poet has used imagery and, symbolism. The repetition of the last, lines adds a dramatic effect to the, meaning of the poem., The poet used imaginary to describe, every day. She has captured her, observations about the people. Straight, forward manner, In this poem a Captain and ship refer to, the, assassination, of, President, Abraham Lincoln at the end of Civil, War. It brings two contrasting images of, happiness and grief. It has vivid, description., The speaker directly, addresses the dead Captain., , Why I like/dislike, the poem, , The poem touches, the heart. The, poem is easy to, understand. It, displays a nice, imagination. It is a, poem with very, nice rhythm. It, gives a useful, message to the, readers. The poet, has used symbolic, but simple, language. He, makes the reader, to think over many, points. Various, concepts in the, poem remain in, memory forever., Proper selection of, words adds to the, beauty of the, poem. The poet, makes us to relate, the poem with the, reader's personal, experiences. The, poem makes us, compare with the, world in the poem, and the world, around us., I like this poem for its, simplicity.