2.1Song of the Open Road-FOS
2.1 Song of the Open Road
-Walt Whitman
Figure of Speech
Examples-
1. Song of the Open Road
Ans- Metaphor- ‘Road’ is indirectly compared with ‘Journey of Life’.
Ans- Personification- Road is having the human quality of ‘singing’. Or The Road is personified.
2. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road.
Ans- Inversion- The words are not in a correct prose order. The correct prose order is – ‘I take to the open road afoot and light-hearted’.
3. Healthy, free, the world before me,
Ans- Inversion- The words are not in a correct prose order. The correct prose order is – ‘The world before me healthy, free’.
4. The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose….
Ans-Alliteration- The sound of letter ‘l’ is repeated for poetic effect.
5. Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune.
Ans-Repetition- The word ‘good-fortune’ is repeated for poetic effect.
6. Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Ans- Climax- The words or ideas are arranged in ascending order.
7. Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms.
Ans-Climax- The words or ideas are arranged in ascending order.
Ans-Tautology- Complaint and querulous both words express same meaning.
8. Strong and content, I travel the open road.
Ans- Inversion-The words or ideas are not in correct prose order. The correct prose order is – ‘I travel the open road strong and content’.
9. Still here I carry my old delicious burdens.
Ans-Paradox- Burdens are described as delicious. It is an absurd statement.
Transferred Epithet -An epithet " delicious" is transferred to " burden".
10. I carry them men, women, I carry with me wherever I go
Ans-Repetition- The word ‘carry them’ is repeated for poetic effect.
11. I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return.
Ans- Repetition- The word ‘fill’ is repeated for poetic effect.
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