MR.
YADAVRAO H RATHOD SIR
S G BARVENAGAR MUN. SEC. SCHOOL GHATKOPAR
STD – 10 TH SUB – ENGLISH. MARKS – 05
Appreciation Of Poems
1.1 A Teenager’s Prayer
1) The title: A Teenager’s Prayer.
2) The poet : J Morse.
3) The rhyme scheme: abcb.
4) Figures of Speech: Alliteration
5) Theme/Central Idea:The poem is very beautiful and meaningful.The poet prays to the God to guide him .The poet wants
to lead a successful life in teenagers period.He wishes to have God's company in this challenging phase of Teenage.
Appreciation of poem
1.3 Basketful of Moonlight
1) The Title of the poem: Basketful of Moonlight.
2) The Poet of the poem: Sunil Sharma.
3) The rhyme scheme :Free Verse /
The Poem is written in free verse.
4) Figures of Speech : Alliteration ,Apostrophe
5) Central idea of the poem: The poem is very beautiful and meaningful.The poem expresses the have between the son and
the father.The poet could not meet his father as he works in a far away city.That is why the poet requests to the moon to give
him moonlight.And he would have the company of his father if the moon helps the poet.
Appreciation of poem
2.1 You Start Dying Slowly
1) The title of the poem : “You Start Dying Slowly”.
2) The poet’s name : Pablo Neruda.
3) The rhyme scheme : Free-verse.
4) Figures of Speech: Alliteration ,Antithesis
5) Theme/Central Idea:
The poem is very beautiful and meaningful.The poet tells what to do and what not to do in the life.If we don't do certain
things we start dying slowly.It means we will miss a happy and peaceful life.
Appreciation of poem
2.3 The Twins
1) The title of the poem : The Twins
2) Name of the poet: Henry Sambrooke Leigh
3) Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
4) Figure of Speech: Alliteration
5) Theme or the Central idea: The poem is very beautiful and meaningful.Its is about two brothers who are twins.The poet
tells how his life disturbed due to his brother.The poem is full of humour and hyperbolic language.
Appreciation of poem
3.1If
1) The title of the poem : If
2) The Poet of the poem : Rudyard Kipling
3) The rhyme scheme : aaaabcbc, ababcdcd, ababcdcd
4) The figures of Speech : Alliteration ,Antithesis
5) The theme or central idea of the poem : This poem deals with advice given by father
to his son.about how to behave in different situations. The father advices about happy life.He tells one should keep calm in
every situation.
Appreciation of poem
3.3 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
1) The title of the poem : ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’.
2) The Poet of the poem : Robert Frost
3) The rhyme scheme: aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd
4) Figures of Speech: Alliteration
5) Theme/ Central idea:The poem is very beautiful and meaningful.
This poem describes a little incident that happened during a winter evening.The poet was fascinated by the scenic
beauty.But he knew his duties.Though he wanted to watch that beauty,he had to go ahead to complete his duties.
Appreciation of poem
4.1 The World is Mine
1) The title of the poem : The World is Mine
2) The Poet of the poem : Joy Lovelet Crawford
3) The rhyme scheme of the poem : aabbcc, aabbcc, aabbcc, aaabb
4) The figures of Speech: Alliteration ,Apostrophe
5) The theme or central idea: The poem is very beautiful and meaningful.One day some incidents opened the eyes of the
poetess'.She realised to that we should be grateful to the God.The God gives us everything,still we complain.she says if we
have given everything,we should not complain.We should live happy life without complaining.
Appreciation of poem
O Caption!My Caption
1) The title of the poem : O Captain! My Captain
2) The Poet of the poem : Walt Whitman
3) Rhyme scheme of the poem : aabbcded
4) The figures of Speech: Alliteration,
Personification, Metaphor, Tautology,
Antithesis, Apostrophe
5) The theme or central idea: The poet laments
the death of the great leader Abrahm Lincoln.
The people are rejoicing and the bells ring, but
the poet is walking mournfully on the deck
because the Captain lies dead on it.
