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Poetic Devices __ 10th Grade English

What makes a poem popular? What makes one poem better than the other?  Though all these questions have multiple answers, One common and important answer to all these questions is the tactful use of Poetic devices.  But, what are Poetic devices?  Poetic devices  are tools that a poet can use to create rhythm, enhance a poem's meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling. These devices help piece the poem together, much like a hammer and nails join planks of wood together.  There are copious poetic devices , which we will be discussing in detail in this blog 1) In poetry,  repetition  is repeating words, phrases, or lines. 2) A  simile  is a comparison between two unlike things. Similes use the words 'like' or 'as.'  3) In contrast to a simile, a  metaphor  is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as. A metaphor uses the senses and compares two things in a meaningful way 4) Poets ma...

Subject-Verb Agreement

"The quality of mangoes were not good" "His knowledge on Indian vernaculars are far beyond the common" "The president, as well as the councillors, are in a meeting" Do you feel the above sentences are correct?  These statements might sound correct but in actuality are grammatically erroneous.   Every time you answer your grandmom's question, over the phone, by saying "Everyone are fine here, How are you?" Wren and Martin turn  in their graves... You might wonder,  Why are they wrong? This is because the Subject does not agree with the verb in these statements...  In today's blog, we will be learning more about this Subject's and Verb's agreement with each other and how this international treaty, if broken,  wreaks havoc in every student's English exam and our everyday conversations  Subject-Verb agreement / Subject-verb concord basically states that the Verb must agree with its Subject in Number and Person.  If the subject...