Difficult Words
1. Wattles
Mnemonic: Wattle – “wooden twine walls” – think of walls made by twisting sticks together.
Meaning: Twisted sticks used for making fences or walls.
Sentence: The farmer built a small hut using clay and wattles.
2. Glade
Mnemonic: Glade – “grass laid” – imagine an open grassy area in a forest.
Meaning: A clearing or open space in a forest.
Sentence: The deer rested peacefully in the glade surrounded by tall trees.
3. Linnet
Mnemonic: Linnet – “little bird sings” – remember it as a small, melodious bird.
Meaning: A small brown and grey bird with a short beak.
Sentence: The linnet’s soft song filled the quiet evening air.
4. Veils
Mnemonic: Veil – “veil hides” – think of a thin cover or mist hiding something.
Meaning: Thin coverings or layers, often referring to mist or fog in this poem.
Sentence: The mountain peaks were hidden behind the veils of morning mist.
5. Lapping
Mnemonic: Lapping – “lapping liquid” – picture gentle waves touching the shore.
Meaning: The soft sound made by water as it moves against something.
Sentence: The sound of water lapping against the rocks calmed his mind.
6. Core
Mnemonic: Core – “center more” – think of the innermost part or heart of something.
Meaning: The central or most important part.
Sentence: He felt peace in the core of his heart when he thought of home.
Poetic Devices Used in the Poem (with examples):
1. Imagery
Meaning: Language that creates vivid pictures in the reader’s mind
Example: “Midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow”
Mnemonic: “Imagery means images in your mind.”
→ Easy to remember: imagery is about creating pictures in your imagination.
2. Alliteration
Meaning: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words
Example: “Hive for the honeybee”
Mnemonic: “Alliteration means ‘All letters alike.’”
→ Easy to remember: the same starting sounds repeat.
3. Repetition
Meaning: Repeating words or phrases for emphasis or rhythm
Example: “I will arise and go now”
Mnemonic: “Repetition means repeating again and again.”
→ Easy to remember: re- means again, repetition is doing something repeatedly.
4. Onomatopoeia
Meaning: A word that imitates a sound
Example: “Bee-loud”, “lapping”
Mnemonic: Onoma (name) + poiein (to make) in Greek
→ Meaning “to make a name (sound)” — words that make sounds.
5. Metaphor
Meaning: A direct comparison between two things without using “like” or “as”
Example: “Peace comes dropping slow”
Mnemonic: “Metaphor means ‘Meta’ (beyond) + ‘Phor’ (to carry).”
→ Easy to remember: it carries meaning beyond the literal.
6. Personification
Meaning: Giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
Example: “Peace comes dropping slow / from the veils of the morning”
Mnemonic: Personification = Person + Fiction
Imagine a person in a fiction story, but this time, it’s a tree or the sun acting like a person!
7. Symbolism
Meaning: A word or object used to represent a larger idea or concept
Example: “Innisfree” symbolizes peace
Mnemonic: Symbol + ism = The practice or use of symbols.
→ Symbols carry hidden meanings.