Where the Mind is without Fear

presented by: FLORALIE LACUESTA-INAYANPSHS WV Campus10/26/16

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Where the Mind is without Fear

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action--Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

self-respect

India itself with her people

old customs, beliefs, & traditions

intellect; understanding

Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

ANAPHORAthe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

ALLITERATIONAlliteration is the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of each or most of the words in a sentence.

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Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

ASSONANCEAssonance is the repetition of ‘vowel rhyme’.

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Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

METAPHOR

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• the big world is compared to many small rooms separated by 'narrow domestic walls';

• words coming out from 'the depth of truth' gives us the impression of a fountain/spring on the comparative level;

• 'the clear stream of reason' is a comparison between reason and a flowing stream; and 'dead habit' that chokes the clarity of reason is compared to 'the dreary desert';

• ‘Freedom’ is regarded as heaven. (comparison of heaven as freedom.)

Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

SYNECDOCHESynecdoche is a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part.

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OTHER EXAMPLES:•The word “sails” refers to a whole ship. •The word “suits” refers to businessmen. •The word “boots” usually refers to soldiers. •The term “coke” is a common synecdoche for all carbonated drinks.

SYNECDOCHE versus METONYMY

• Synecdoche refers to the whole of a thing by the name of any one of its parts. For example, calling a car “wheels” is a synecdoche because a part of a car “wheels” stands for the whole car.

• Metonymy, the word we use to describe another thing is closely linked to that particular thing, but is not necessarily a part of it. For example, “crown” that refers to power or authority is a metonymy used to replace the word “king” or “queen”.

e.g. The pen is mightier than the sword. Let me give you a hand.

Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

PERSONIFICATION‘Tireless striving' which is an abstract idea has been assigned with a human aspect in 'stretches its arms‘‘Country’ which is personified to be awake.

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Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

APOSTROPHEaddresses an imaginary character/abstract/inanimate object in his speech.

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Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

IMAGERYThe poet draws a picture of free India.He dreamt of a country with no boundaries.He prays for the welfare of the country.

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Where the mind is without fearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

THEMEThe poet draws a picture of free India.He dreamt of a country with no boundaries.He prays for the welfare of the country.

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