A Thing Of Beauty (Poetic Devices)

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 Main Points

  • The beautiful things of nature are a permanent source of joy and make our lives sweet.
  • A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
  • It does not pass into nothingness but its beauty keeps on increasing.
  • It gives us sound sleep and good health.
  • This world is full of frustration, disappointment, and a dearth of noble people.
  • These make our life gloomy and sad.
  • But things of beauty remove the pall and sadness from our spirits.
  • Nature is a constant source of happiness for human beings.
  • The beautiful things are – sheep, daffodils, clear streams, musk roses, and forest thickets.
  • These things soothe and make us happy.
  • Stories of heroes who have died in the war are also things of beauty and have a stimulating effect.
  • The beauty of nature is like an immortal drink from heaven.


POETIC DEVICES 

  1. Metaphor: bower quiet; sweet dreams; wreathing a flowery band; pall; the endless fountain of immortal drink 
  2. Alliteration: noble natures; cooling covert; band to bind 
  3. Imagery: flowery bands, shady boon, daffodils in the green world, clear rills, cooling covert, the grandeur of dooms, an endless fountain of immortal drink 
  4. Symbol: simple sheep – refers to mankind as Christ is the shepherd 
  5. Transferred epithet: gloomy days; unhealthy and o’er darkened ways 

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