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Unit 2 Section C (Poem) STATUE

The document provides an analysis of the poem "Statue" including its rhyme scheme, figures of speech, and key lines. It notes that the rhyme scheme follows an AABB pattern. It identifies examples of repetition, alliteration, and metaphor within the poem. Specifically, it highlights the repetitive lines "Great things he did a great while ago" and "He is great, he is good, he is old as old." It also calls out the alliterative lines "But solemn and sad is his great square face" and "Whether the wind blows warm or cold." Finally, it identifies the metaphor comparing the statue to "a stone gentleman with a stone face."

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Unit 2 Section C (Poem) STATUE

The document provides an analysis of the poem "Statue" including its rhyme scheme, figures of speech, and key lines. It notes that the rhyme scheme follows an AABB pattern. It identifies examples of repetition, alliteration, and metaphor within the poem. Specifically, it highlights the repetitive lines "Great things he did a great while ago" and "He is great, he is good, he is old as old." It also calls out the alliterative lines "But solemn and sad is his great square face" and "Whether the wind blows warm or cold." Finally, it identifies the metaphor comparing the statue to "a stone gentleman with a stone face."

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ARUNODAYA PUBLIC SCHOOL, THANE

UNIT 2 SECTION C : (POEM) STATUE

Class: VI Subject: English Date:

Rhyme Scheme Of The Poem:


On a stone chair in the marketplace ------- a
Sits a stone gentleman with a stone face. ----------- a
He is great, he is good, he is old as old ------------ b
How many years I've not been told. --------------- b
Figures of Speech:
1. Repetition line from the poem:
a) Great things he did a great while ago.
b) He is great, he is good, he is old as old -

2. Alliteration line from the poem:


a) But solemn and sad is his great square face.
b) Whether the wind blows warm or cold.

3. Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in


a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
Line from the poem:
a) Sits a stone gentleman with a stone face.

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