The word harbingers as it is used in this excerpt is a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
I read an analysis of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy.
Euphemism is defined as the use of an indirect word or expression as a substitute of the actual word or expression that is either too harsh or blunt when referring to something embarrassing or extremely unpleasant.
Afterwards is used as a euphemism for death. Each stanza refers to the narrator dying in a certain season or time. 1st stanza deals with dying during the month of May and spring time. 2nd Stanza deals with dying on an autumn season. 3rd stanza deals with dying on a summer night. 4th stanza deals with dying on a winter night. 5th stanza deals with the funeral of the person.
Death is a very unpleasant topic to talk about and in the poem, it is being discussed in line with nature and its seasons. The poem uses metaphors and personification to make the subject more relatable to the readers and to enable the readers to appreciate the beauty of death without fearing it.
1. Giving the appearance of saying one thing while meaning something else is called <em>irony.
</em><em />2. A group of writers satirizing society is termed as <em>Scriblerus Club.
</em><em />3. The two rhyming lines of verse with five iambic feet is called the <em>heroic couplet.
</em><em />4. The giants with a wise king are called <em>Brobdingnagians.</em>
<em />5. The human beings controlled by cold is reason refers to <em>Houyhnhnms.</em><em /><em>
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The fourth sentence contains correct capitalization.
"Vice President Hill approached the podium and read the opening lines of the Gettysburg Address."
When vice president goes before a name, as in a specific vice president, it needs to be capitalized. That is why the sentence should capitalize Vice President Hill. Also, the Gettysburg Address is the name of a speech and should always be capitalized.
