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Give two examples of alliteration from the first two stanzas of the poem.
Look for words close together that begin with the same consonant sound.
What is anaphora, and which word in the poem shows it?
Which small word keeps opening the lines?
The repetition of "we" at the start of lines is an example of:
The device is about where the repeated word appears.
"One man with a dream, at pleasure, / Shall go forth and conquer a crown" is an example of:
Can one dreamer literally conquer a kingdom alone?
Write a paragraph explaining how three different devices in the first stanza work together to present the artist as both lonely and powerful.
Choose one device for loneliness, one for power and one that binds them together.
The phrase "movers and shakers" from this poem is now an everyday expression for powerful people. Explain how its meaning in the poem differs from its modern use, and what this shows about the poem.
Ask who the movers and shakers are in the poem, and who they usually are in newspapers today.
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