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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:And such too is the grandeur of the doomsWe have imagined for the mighty dead: All lovely tales that we have heard or read:An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.(a) Name the poem and the poet.(b) Who are the 'mighty dead'? (c) Why is 'grandeur' associated with the ' mighty dead'? (d) Identify and explain the poetic device used in the last two lines. |
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Answer» (a) A Thing of Beauty by John Keats (b) those martyrs who have died bravely for a cause (c) they will always be remembered for their noble and splendid deeds and creations/They have left behind a legacy for us to enjoy. (d) Metaphor- Endless fountain is indirectly compared to love/thing of beauty/ Hyperbole. It is an exaggerated statement. An endless fountain of immortal drink…… Heaven’s brink |
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