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2. Mark the rhyme scheme of these lines by John Keats.

I had a dove and the sweet dove died;
And I have thought it died of grieving:
O, what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied
With a silken thread of my own hand’s weaving.

3. Mark the rhyme scheme of this poem, ‘My World’ by Margaret Rankin.

Running streamlets, Neighing horses, What a noise
Bubbling brooks, Lowing cows, And what a din
Singing birds, Squealing pigs, Is the world
And cawing rooks. And snorting cows. That I live in!

Chattering magpies, Barking dogs
Twittering wrens, And mewing cats,
Quacking ducks, Stealing after

And clucking hens. Mice and rats.
 Symbolism is the use of symbols and giving them meanings that are different from their
original meaning or use. They suggest something more than what they are. In the poem
‘The Echoing Green’, the rising sun at the beginning of the poem symbolizes childhood
while the setting sun and the darkening green at the end represent old age and death.

 The poet has also used simile in the third stanza. He has compared children resting in their
mothers’ laps with birds returning to their nests.
 When we attribute human characteristics to non-human or abstract things, we use
personification. Here is an example from the poem: ‘The sun does arise,/And make happy
the skies’.

E Learn by Doing

E1 When they were children
Children love to play outdoors. Their play and merry laughter add to the happy sounds and
beautiful sights in the meadows. While people like old John and his friends are reminded of their
own childhood days, they also lament how fleeting youth can be. It is truly said that time flies.
Talk to your parents and grandparents. Ask them about the games that they played when they
were children. What did they do in their leisure? Do they miss their childhood days? Make a table
and write down the information that you collect.

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