NAME :NUR ADLINA ALAUDIN Questions 1

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1. Give the general and detailed meaning of the poem and what you consider to be the poets intention. General meaning This poem is telling about a story of a corps of Crab Detail meaning The Dead Crab is a sonnet which has gives an articulately physical description of the dead crab from the first line until the th. The poem starts from the color description which the crab own for its shell a rosy shield upon its bac!" then its continuous to how its body consists of by such a hard material that has protected it. #tarting from the line 1$ to 1% is &oungs reflection of the sub'ect. (n line 1$ and 11) ( cannot thin! this creature died* +y storm or fish or sea,fowl harmed" here is &oungs assert that the crab cannot die by the hands of nature due to its powerful armor has fully protected. -nd at the end of the lines it comes the ambiguous statement on how the crab could died" though that the nature factors had been rid off as the causes but the vague idea that the crab perhaps died by its own armor appear in the ne.t line. (ntention The idea of &oungs for this sonnet perhaps is about the irony of what has protected us can also the cause of our death. -nd also its li!e a symbol that immortality of life is not e.ists because only the mighty /ord of God who can only obtain the eternity and never die. 0. (s there anything in the poem to suggest that the poet may have had a !night in armour in mind when describing the crab1 &es" there is. (t is describes in several words in few lines such as) sharp edge pro'ected out" blac! pin,point eyes" cote,armure" power" plated 'oints and stiletto points" these words ma!e a sense that the crab completely dressed up for war li!e a !night. This impression appears again at the line 10 where the crab is heavily armed reveals that it is powerful and invincible. 2. 3hat sort of device is to be found in the phrase 4claws li!e mouths41 5l. 6. 3hat does the phrase suggest to you1 Claws li!e a mouth7 resemblance that its face is scary or loo!s 4+lac! pin,point eyes4 5l.%6" is a metaphor. 8ind two more phrases and comment on them. 9 The clustered legs with plated 'oints 9 - rosy shield upon its bac!" %. 3hat ma!es the poet9s description of the crab so vivid1 +ecause the poet feels confuse how such a full protected creatures still can die.

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Question 0 1. Give the general and detailed meaning as well as the poets intention. General : ;/ord <andal; is a somber literary ballad of murder and betrayal. That is" the primary character is poisoned by his sweetheart. Detailed 7, ;/ord <andal; tells the story of a young man who has been poisoned by his sweetheart. The man then goes home and his mother as!s him where has he been. =e told her that he had dinner with his sweetheart" and they had oiled eels. The mad told his mother that he is dying in a indirect way and that he needs to rest. (ntention7 The poet wants to create a mood and intrigues the readers through rhythm and arrangements of facts rather then the customary imagery. The poet recounts this dramatic irony in the form of > ?uestions and > answers each of which followed by a refrain and are outline for all ?uatrains.

0. (s the story in this poem well told1 &es" because it is in 7 a ?uestion,and,answer format" in which the facts of a story are gleaned little by little from the answers. -gain" this device builds up suspense. conventional phrases" understood by listeners to have meaning beyond their literal ones. 3henever a character in a ballad as!s someone to ma!e his bed" or to ma!e her bed narrow" it means that the spea!er is preparing for death. a strong" simple beat" with verse forms that are relatively uncomplicated. +allads were sung for a general" rather than an elitist" audience. 2. 3hat is the role of the repetition in telling the story1 to build up suspense. - phrase or sentence is repeated with a new element added each time" until the clima. is reached. %. (n what way is the last line of the poem meant to surprise us1 <andal !nows he is poisoned and chooses to die" is this the right thing. >. Discuss the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the poem. (t is ballad rhythm. The ballad follows a meter of iambic pentameter and there is a abcd rhyme scheme.

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Question 2 1. Give the general and detailed meaning as well as the poets intention. General 7 This poem describes the wealth as the getaway to wonderful and strange world far better then this physical world. Detailed7 This poem superbly pro'ects the wealth as the getaway to wonderful and a strange world far better then this physical world. (n a sense this poem is celebration of death as it is meaningfully presented. -s -riel says no parts of prosperous body get decade rather they have got strange and wonderful transformation. @yes change into pearls and bones change into corals. +oth corals and pearls are symbols of something precious and valuable. (t means 8erdinand4s father faced glorious death as a result even sea nymphs are celebrating his death creating musical atmosphere in the sea. (ntention 7 The poet in his poem e.presses that death is the door step towards eternity which is an inevitable truth of life. @veryone has to confront 5face6 it" presenting the poem beautifully using various poetic devices" the poet e.presses that even the death could be very meaningful it leads towards eternity and spiritual freedom. 8ind e.amples of alliteration and onomatopoeia and describe their effect. 0. 8ind e.amples of alliteration and onomatopoeia and describe their effect. a. Alliteration: (t is the repetition of the initial sound of word many times in a sentence. Example: 8ull 8athom 8ive thy 8ather lies =ere" the A8 sound is repeated four times in the sentence. b. Onomatopoeia: (t is a way of e.pressing on ob'ect by imitating its sound instead of naming the ob'ect. Example7 Ding,dong,bell Bew,cat