Talent Language School
English Department
B.Poetry
Night
(1)
The sun descending in the west,
The evening star doth shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine.
Paraphrase the stanza.
The poem starts the poem as he describes the sunset andthen talks of the
Evening Star. The birds, which flew andsang during the day, are now quiet in
their nests. The poetshows us with the description of the scenery which is
madeto sound beautiful, almost enchanted. The poet also knowsthat it is time
for him to go home, which is his nest.
Pick out figure of speech and writing techniques with explanation.
Metaphor:
And I must seek for mine.
The poet compares himself to a bird that looks for his nest.
Writing Techniques:
Alliteration:
And I must seek for mine.
The 'm' sound in 'must' and 'mine' is repeated to create internal music.
Mention the rhyme scheme.
a, b, a, b
Talent Language School (2)
English Department
The moon, like a flower
In heaven's high bower,
With silent delight,
Sits and smiles on the night.
Paraphrase the stanza
The poet compares the moon to a flower, which is up in aprotected garden in
heaven. The moon seems to be happy as it smiles down on the earth at night
Pick out figure of speech and writing techniques with explanation.
Simile:
The moon, like a flower
The poet compares the moon to a flower.
Personification:
Sits and smiles on the night.
The poet personifies the moon as a person who has the ability to sit and smile.
Writing Techniques:
Alliteration:
In heaven's high bower,
Sits and smiles on the night.
The 's' sound in 'sits' and 'smiles' and The 'h' sound in 'heaven' and 'high' .is
repeated to create internal music
Comment on the poem.
The poem consists of two stanzas.
The rhyme scheme is ab ab cc dd.
Blake was a romantic poet who liked to describe and glorify the elements
of nature. The poem, as part of children poems, uses easy simple language
