“Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore” just as his daughter left it. Why is the shore called fatal? (Stanza 11)

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The shore is called fatal as beyond the shore the sea was so turbulent that anyone embarking to sail through the sea would face death. The shore acted as the gateway to death. Lord Ullin’s daughter crossed the shore only to meet her tragic end.

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(a) “Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore” just as his daughter left it (Stanza 11). Why is the shore called fatal?

(b) Why does Lord Ullin’s wrath change into wailing on seeing his daughter?

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(iii) transferred epithet

(iv) onomatopoeia

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