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Name the two similes in the poem and give their line numbers.
Both are introduced by the word like, and both are about our beliefs and assumptions.
What is the effect of ending stanzas 2 to 5 without punctuation?
Compare the endings of stanzas 2 to 5 with the ending of stanza 6.
What is the effect of ending stanzas 2 to 5 without punctuation?
Think about what the lack of a stop does to the sentence.
Which device is used when the word nothing ends line 43 and begins line 44?
The same word is used twice in a row.
Write about 200 words on how form and structure contribute to the meaning of the poem.
Cover stanza form, run-on sentences, rhyme, the short line and the final full stop.
Choose three devices from the poem and, for each, give the point, the evidence and the effect. Write about 200 words.
Choose devices from different groups, for example form, imagery and rhetoric, and use the same three-step pattern for each.
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