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Poem: The Rock and the Sea

ICSE · Class 8 · English Literature: Book 'Gulmohar'

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1. Main Idea of the Poem

  • The poem is written as a dialogue between the Rock and the Sea.
  • The Rock speaks in the first two stanzas and the Sea speaks in the last two stanzas.
  • The Rock claims it is set to limit the Sea's power.
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2. The Rock's Speech

  • The Rock addresses the Sea as presumptuous, which means overconfident.
  • The Rock says, "I am set to encounter thee."
  • The Rock says, "I am set here to limit thy power, and I will—"
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3. The Sea's Speech

  • The Sea says, "I am the Sea. I hold the land."
  • The Sea compares its control of the land to holding an apple in the hand.
  • The Sea says it watches continents sink and rise.
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4. Important Literary Devices

  • Personification is used throughout the poem.
  • The poem presents a conflict between the Rock and the Sea.
  • Repetition of "I am the Rock" and "I am the Sea" makes the argument strong.

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The Rock speaks in the firstThe Sea speaks in the lastThe Rock and the SeaThe Rock stands for resistanceThe poem uses phrases such as

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