2.2 The Sower- FOS

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 2.2 The Sower      

Figures of Speech


1. Sitting in a porchway cool.
Ans- Inversion-
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is
"Sitting in cool porchway".

2. Sunlight, I see dying fast.
Ans- Personification-
‘Sunlight’ has been given the human quality of 'dying'.

Alliteration-
The sound of the letter 's' is repeated for poetic effect.

Inversion-
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is " I see sunlight dying fast".

3. "Twilight hastens on to rule".
Alliteration
The sound of the letter 't' is repeated for the poetic effect.

Personification-
‘Twilight’ has been given the human quality of 'hastening'.

4. "Shadows run across the lands".
Ans- Consonance
The sound of the letter 's' has been repeated in the line.

Personification-
‘Shadows’ have been given the human quality of 'running'.

5. "But a Sower lingers still"
Ans- Alliteration
The sound of the letter s is repeated for poetic effect.

Inversion-
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is "Working hours have well-nigh past".


6. Old, in rags, he patient stands.
Ans- Consonance
The sound of the letters 'n' and' z' have been repeated in the line.

Inversion-
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is "Old, in rags, he stands patient(ly).

7. Looking on, I feel a thrill.
Ans- Consonance-
The sound of the letter 'l' has been repeated in the line.

8. Dominates the furrows deep!
Ans- Alliteration-
The sound of the letter 'd' is repeated for poetic effect.

Inversion-
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is "
Dominates the deep furrows!

9. Now to sow the task is set.
Ans- Alliteration-
The sound of the letter ‘s’ is repeated for poetic effect.

Consonance-
The sound of the consonant 't' has been repeated in the line.

Inversion-
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is
"Now the task to sow is set."

10. Soon shall come a time to reap.
Ans- Alliteration-
The sound of the letter 's' is repeated for poetic effect.

Inversion
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is"
"A time to reap shall come soon".

11. Marches he along the plane.
Ans- Inversion
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is" He marches along the plain".

12. "To and fro, and scatters wide".
Ans- Antithesis-
Two opposite words 'to' and 'fro' have been used in the same line to indicate the movement of the Sower.

13. From his hands the precious grain
Ans- Alliteration

The sound of the letter ‘h’ is repeated for poetic effect.


Inversion
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is" the precious grain from his hands".


14. Muse I, as I see him stride".

Alliteration

The sound of the letter ‘s’ is repeated for the poetic effect.

Inversion
The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is"
"I Muse as I see him stride".

Repetition -
The word 'I' has been repeated in life for poetic effect.

15. Darkness deepens and fades the light".

Alliteration -
The sound of the letter 'd' is repeated for poetic effect.

Antithesis
To opposite words 'darkness' and 'light' as well as 'deepens' and 'fades' have been used in the same line to indicate the passage of time.

Consonance-
The consonant sound 's' has been repeated in the line for the poetic effect.

16. “Now his gestures to mine eyes”

Ans- Inversion-

The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is "His gestures to mine eyes now”.

17. “Seems to touch the starry skies”

Ans- Alliteration-

The sounds of the words ‘s’ and ‘t’ are repeated for poetic effect.

 Hyperbole-

The above line is exaggerated.

 Pick out the examples of imagery from the extract.


1. "Sitting in a porchway cool"
Ans- The words in the line tell the reader about the location of the poet which creates a visual image in the minds of the reader.

2. Sunlight I see dying fast
Ans- The description of sunlight fading away creates a visual image in the minds of the reader.

3. Twilight fashions on to rule
Ans- Twilight has been given the human quality of rushing which creates a visual image in the minds of the reader.


4. Shadows run across the lands
Ans- As ‘shadows’ have been given the human quality of running, this line creates a visual image of movement in the minds of the reader.

5. Old, in rags, he patient stands
The line describes the attire and the mood of the Sower, creating a visual image of the Sower’s tattered clothes but with a calm and composed expression.

6. Black and high his silhouette
Ans-the line gives the description of the sober cellular which creates the mental image of the black form of the server against the light background of the sky.

7. Dominates the furrows Deep! "
Ans- The line states that those over cellular appear to be dominating the deep furious which creates the mental image of the Sower as a covering figure.

 

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