THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET BY NADIA BUSH - POEM FIGURES OF SPEECH RHYMING SCHEME & WORDS FOR TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 GENERAL ENGLISH PRELIMINARY EXAM WITH MCQ PDF#Blog-65
Mar 31, 2022, By Careericons
In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "The House on Elm Street Poem Written by Nadia Bush" for the current TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2022 Preliminary Examination. Get complete study material for all General English syllabus wise with subject topics which help to clear this preliminary exam 2022.
This article provides you with.
- Figures of speech used in the poem - The House on Elm Street,
- Rhyme Scheme used in poem - The House on Elm Street,
- Rhyming Words used in poem - The House on Elm Street, &
- Where to study information for all other poems.
TNPSC Group-II / IIA Services 2022 New Revised Syllabus (Objective Type Examination)
General English Syllabus-wise Study Materials
SSLC Standard For Preliminary Exam
Before going to the poem, check the prelims syllabus carefully and understand the importance of this poem. Where this poem comes under the "Part - B" of the General English of Revised New Syllabus of TNPSC G2 & 2A Services Examination 2022. Also, check the below links which will be useful for your upcoming examination.
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Let us discuss & read the poem The House on Elm Street written by Nadia Bush (Which is also a peom in Unit - 7 of 10th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.
"The House on Elm Street - Nadia Bush"
Figures of Speech used in this poem "The House on Elm Street" written by "Nadia Bush"
| Each lines of poem: The House on Elm Street | Rhyme scheme | Figures of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| It sat alone. | a | (It) Personification |
| What happened there is still today unknown. | a | |
| It is a very mysterious place, | b | |
| And inside you can tell it has a ton of space, | b | (t) Alliteration |
| But at the same time it is bare to the bone. | a | Metaphor, (b) Alliteration |
| At night the house seems to be alive, | a | (House) Personification |
| Lights flicker on and off. | b | (Light) Onamatopoeia, (on and off) Oxymoron |
| I am often tempted to go to the house, | c | Free verse |
| To just take a look and see what it is really about, | d | |
| But fear takes over me. | e | |
| I drive past the house almost every day. | a | |
| The house seems to be a bit brighter | b | (b) Alliteration / Syneedoche |
| On this warm summer day in May. | a | |
| It plays with your mind. | c | Personification |
| To me I say, it is one of a kind. | c | |
| Beside the house sits a tree. | a | Personification |
| It never grows leaves, | b | |
| Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall. | c | (s) Alliteration |
| It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall, | c | (getting small or ever growing tall) Paradox, (g) Alliteration, (small and tall) Oxymoron |
| How could this be? | a | Rhetorical Questions |
| Rumors are constantly being made, | a | Onomatophoeia |
| And each day the house just begins to fade. | a | |
| What happened inside that house? | b | Rhetorical Questions |
| I really don't know. | c | |
| I guess it will always be a mystery. | d |
Rhyming Scheme used in this poem "The House on Elm Street"
| Stanza's of Poem "The House on Elm Street" | Rhyming Scheme |
|---|---|
| 1st Stanza | aabba |
| 2nd Stanza | irregular rhyme - abcde |
| 3rd Stanza | abacc |
| 4th Stanza | abcca |
| 5th Stanza | aabcd |
Rhyming words found in this poem "The House on Elm Street"
- Alone - Unknow - Bone
- Place - Space
- Mind - Kind
- Day - May
- Fall - Tall
- Made - Fade
Also, read our other articles provided for your preparation.
- About the author - Nadia Bush,
- Model MCQs on Author Nadia Bush,
- Important Poem Lines in The House on Elm Street ,
- Line By Line Simple Explanation & Summary of the poem - The House on Elm Street,
- Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - The House on Elm Street,
- Glossary of the poem - The House on Elm Street, &
- Where to study information for all other poems.
The importance of reading this poem "The House on Elm Street" written by "Nadia Bush" is clearly described in the revised new syllabus as shown below,
- This poem comes under the "Part-B" of the General English New Revised Syllabus.
- It's also noticed separately in the "List of Poems". Where it consists of 25 poems & this poem is listed as number 6.
General English Syllabus-Wise Study Materials which includes, Part - B (Poetry)
- Figures of Speech for The House on Elm Street (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
- Poetry Appreciation for The House on Elm Street
- Important Lines for The House on Elm Street poem
LIST OF POEMS & WHERE TO STUDY OF General English TNPSC GROUP 2 & 2A 2022 FOR PRELIMS EXAM |
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| SI. NO | Name of the Poem | Name of the Author | Where to Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life | Henry Van Dyke | 10th, Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 2 | I am Every Woman | Rakhi Nariani Shirke | 10th, Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 3 | The Secret of the Machines | Rudyard Kipling | 10th, Unit-5 (NEW BOOK) |
| 4 | The Ant and The Cricket | Adapted from Aesop's fables | 10th, Unit-4 (NEW BOOK) |
| 5 | No Men are Foreign | James Falconer Kirkup | 10th, Unit-6 (NEW BOOK) |
| 6 | The House on Elm Street | Nadia Bush | 10th, Unit-7 (NEW BOOK) |
| 7 | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | Robert Frost | 9th, Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 8 | A Poison Tree | William Blake | 9th, Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
| 9 | On Killing a Tree | Gieve Patel | 9th, Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 10 | The Spider and the Fly | Mary Botham Howitt | 9th, Unit-4 (NEW BOOK) |
| 11 | The River | Caroline Ann Bowles | 9th, Unit-5 (NEW BOOK) |
| 12 | The Comet | Norman Littleford | 9th, Unit-6 (NEW BOOK) |
| 13 | The Stick-together Families | Edgar Albert Guest | 9th, Unit-7 (NEW BOOK) |
| 14 | Special Hero | Christina M. Kerschen | 8th, Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 15 | Making Life Worth While | George Elliot | 8th, Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 16 | A Thing of Beauty | John Keats | 8th, Unit-4 (NEW BOOK) |
| 17 | Lessons in Life | Brigette Bryant & Daniel Ho | 8th, Unit-6 (NEW BOOK) |
| 18 | My Computer Needs a Break | Shanthini Govindan | 8th, Unit-7 (NEW BOOK) |
| 19 | Your Space | David Bates | 7th, Term-I Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 20 | Sea Fever | John Masefield | 7th, Term-III Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 21 | Courage | Edgar Albert Guest | 7th, Term-III Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
| 22 | Team Work | Edgar Albert Guest | 6th, Term-II Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 23 | From a Railway Carriage | Robert Louis Stevenson | 6th, Term-II Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
| 24 | Indian Seasons | Nisha Dyrene | 6th, Term-III Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 25 | A Tragic Story | William Makepeace Thackeray | 6th, Term-III Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
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