LITERARY STUDY ON THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN PPT

1. THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN
by William Shakespeare
All the world`s a stage
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts
5His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;

2. And then the whining school boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like a snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
10Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then the soldier
Full of strange oaths, bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation

3. 15 Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
20 Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

4. 25 And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

5. POETRY
•A personal type of writing where words
flow and carry you along the realms of
beautiful thought.
•An orchestration of sounds, story, sense,
and form brings about "life" in a poem
you read.

6. RHYME
•is part of what we mean when we say poetry
is musical
•a repetition of similar sounds in two or more
words, usually at the end of a line in poetry.
•Examples
cat- hat moon- spoon
sea- me rain- pain

7. Internal Rhyme:
This type of rhyme occurs within a line of poetry,
where words that are close together have the same
sound. Examples from the poem include³ ⁴:
•
• -mewling-puking
• - shrunk- shank
• - whining- shining

8. Understanding Rhyme
End Rhyme:
This type of rhyme occurs when the final syllables
of two words are identical or very similar in
sound. Examples from "The Seven Ages of Man"
include¹ ²:
• - side - wide
• - parts -arms

9. •The Seven Ages of Man" is a poem that explores
the seven stages of human life, from infancy to
old age. While it doesn't follow a traditional
rhyme scheme, it employs various poetic
devices like assonance, consonance, and
imagery to convey its themes.⁵

10. ONOMATOPOEIA
- is a word that phonetically
imitates, resembles or suggests the
sound that it describes.

11. •Rhyme is a literary device used in poetry to create
musicality and add depth. It involves the
repetition of similar sounds in words, usually at
the end of lines. Let's break down the details and
explore examples from William Shakespeare's
poem, "The Seven Ages of Man".

12. •Examples:
•1. buzz (sound of an insect)
•2. meow (sound of a cat)
•3. splash (sound of water)
•4. beep (sound of a horn)
•5. crash (sound of something breaking)

13. ALLITERATION
•Alliteration is a literary device in which
words that are close together in a
sentence or phrase start with the same
sound.

14. Examples:
•1. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. (repetition of the
"s" sound)
•2. Fluffy feathers fell from the flock. (repetition of the "f"
sound)
•3. Busy bees buzzed around the blooms. (repetition of
the "b" sound)
•4. Happy hippos hid in the huts. (repetition of the "h"
sound)
•5. Lazy lions lounged in the lush lawn. (repetition of the
"l" sound)

15. ASSONANCE
-is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
•Examples:
•1. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
(repetition of the "ain" sound)
•2. How now, brown cow. (repetition of the "ow"
sound)

16. •3. The bee sees the sea. (repetition of the
"ee" sound)
•4. The mouse found a house. (repetition of
the "ouse" sound)
•5. The play in May was great. (repetition of
the "ay" sound)

17. CONSONANCE
- is the repetition of consonant sounds within words
that are close together.
•Examples:
•1. "Lumber lumbered loudly." (repetition of the "l"
and "m" sounds)
•2. "Snake slithered silently." (repetition of the "s"
sound)

18. •3. Bubble bubble boiled.
(repetition of the "b" sound)
•4. Fish fought fiercely.
(repetition of the "f" sound)
•5. Rusty rustled rapidly.
(repetition of the "r" sound)

19. IMAGERY
•Imagery is the use of language
to create vivid sensory
experiences for the reader.

20. examples of imagery
• - "Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms"
(infancy)
•- "Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad" (the
lover)
•- "Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
everything" (old age)

21. • Examples:
• 1. The golden sun sank slowly in the sky.
(visual imagery)
• 2. The sweet scent of blooming flowers filled the air.
(olfactory imagery)
• 3. The sound of waves crashing against the shore was
soothing.
(auditory imagery)
• 4. The soft, fluffy kitten purred contentedly in my lap.
(tactile imagery)
• 5. The bitter taste of coffee filled my mouth.
(gustatory imagery)

22. Themes and Imagery
•The poem explores themes like the
theatricality of life, impermanence, and the
passage of time. Shakespeare uses vivid
imagery and metaphors to describe each
stage of life, making the poem rich and
engaging.⁶

23. •The poem is written in blank verse, which
means it uses unrhymed iambic pentameter.
This style creates a sense of natural speech and
allows Shakespeare to focus on the content
and themes rather than adhering to a specific
rhyme scheme.