SSC All English Poems Appreciation

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1

A Teenager’s Prayer

J. Morse

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Alliteration: Travel down the

darkened road

Inversion: –Decisions, I must make

The stage of a teenager is important. He decides the path of life. So, in this poem teenager prays to God to show him the way to success.

2

Basketful of

Moonlight

Sunil

Sharma

Sunil

Sharma

There is no rhyme.

scheme. The poem is an example of ‘free

verse’.

Alliteration: – I want to sow seeds of moon.

Apostrophe:

O moon, give me moonlight

The wish of a child to light up his village road by using moonlight. It makes traveling easier for the people in the village. It expresses his love for his father also.

3

You Start

Dying Slowly

Pablo

Nerudo

There is no rhyme.

scheme. The poem is an example of ‘free

verse’.

Alliteration: And their turbulent emotion

Antithesis:

If you do not risk what is safe

The poem revolves around the idea that 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.

4

The Twins

Henry

Sambrooke

Leigh

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Alliteration:

In form and feature, face and limb,

Hyperbole:

And when I died, the

neighbours came And buried brother John.

This is a humorous poem. The entire poem speaks about the absurdities that occur due to the close resemblance between the twin brothers. The poet expresses how one’s identity. exchanged due to twin brothers. The irony is depicted in this poem.

5

If….

Rudyard

Kipling

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cdcd abab cdcd

Alliteration: With worn-out tools

Antithesis:

If you can meet with

Triumph and Disaster

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

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Alliteration:

The woods are

lovely, dark, and deep,

Repetition:

And miles to go

before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

The poet describes a little incident happening in a snowy evening. As a traveler, 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

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aabbcc aaabb

Alliteration: She seemed so

gay

Apostrophe: – O God, forgive

me when I whine

The poem is an insight beckoning the modest things which people do usually ignored by themselves. Thespeaker is speaking about her perfect creation in comparison with lame, blind and deaf person.

8

O Captain!

My Captain!

Walt

Whitman

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Alliteration: The ship is

anchor’d safe and sound

Repetition: But O heart! heart! heart!

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.