Question

[Honors Seg 1, 01 MC] "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!" In this excerpt from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Ballad of East and West” the poet uses several poetic devices. In 3-5 sentences, identify and describe one poetic devise from the text, and explain how the poet uses the device to support his view of the British Empire. Include evidence from the poem to support your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Personification

-He uses the Earth and sky like humans who can give animate actions. He said that till they will be made to stand at God's Judgement seat the East and West of the British Empire will not be able to meet.

He said that Eastern British Empire and the West wont be able to meet till the judgement day. A kind of disunity between people of different ideology

c....Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat

Explanation:

Personification;Giving life to inanimate objects in literature.

-He uses the Earth and sky like humans who can give animate actions. He said that till they will be made to stand at God's Judgement seat the East and West of the British Empire will not be able to meet.

He said that Eastern British Empire and the West wont be able to meet till the judgement day. A kind of disunity between people of different ideology

c....Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat

Answer 2

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