Distinguish between a „rounded ending‟ and an „open ending‟ with illustrations.

Here are the opening lines of a poem. Can you continue the theme to make up a brief
 poem? 
 The sea is calm tonigh
 The tide is full, the moon lies fair
 upon…..

In the light of what you have learnt, write a brief poem on your childhood, or your experience of love, or an aspect of nature that has appealed you. 

What are the possible uses of colloquialisms in poetry? 

What role does „tone‟ play in the ending of a poem? 

Attempt an analysis, in terms of meter and rhyme of any two of the following: 

a. In vain to me the smiling mornings
 shine,
and reddening Phoebus lifts his
 golden fire;
the birds in vairl their amorous
 descant join,
or cheerful fields resume their
 green attire;….
b. Cruelty has a Human heart
And Jealousy a Human Face,
Terror, the Human Form Divine,
And Secrecy, the Human Dress.
c. London bridge is falling down, falling
 down, falling down
London bridge is falling down, my fair
 lady;
Build it up with iron bars, iron bars,
 iron bars
Build it up with iron bars, my fair
 lady.
d. There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket;
But his daughter named Nan
Ran away with a man… 

Read the following poem and answer the questions given at the end. 
The Little Boy Lost
„Father, father, where are you going?
O do not walk so fast.
Speak father, speak to your little boy
Or else I shall be lost‟.
The night was dark, no father was there,
The child was wet with dew.
The mire was deep, & the child did weep,
And away the vapour flew.
The Little Boy Found
The little boy lost in the lonely fen,
Led by the wand‟ ring light,
Began to cry, but God ever nigh
Appeared like his father in white.
He kissed the child & by the hand led
And to his mother brought,
Who in sorrow pale, thro‟ the lonely dale,
Her little boy weeping sought.
a. Are there any symbols in the poem? Where?
b. What, in your opinion, makes the poem symbolic?