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  1. Carolyn Forché's poetry "The Colonel" is composed as a single paragraph. There is no rhyme scheme used in the poem. The Colonel Summary

    Carolyn Forché’s poetry “The Colonel” is composed as a single paragraph. There is no rhyme scheme used in the poem.

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  1. In "The Colonel", the poet addresses topics of war and culpability. The poet describes "the colonel's" household. The majority of the deaths and destruction that have occurred in El Salvador throughout the Civil War are attributed to this heinously violent man. The poem is a description of how stronRead more

    In “The Colonel”, the poet addresses topics of war and culpability. The poet describes “the colonel’s” household. The majority of the deaths and destruction that have occurred in El Salvador throughout the Civil War are attributed to this heinously violent man. The poem is a description of how strong and horrific his influence over the population is.

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  1.  Alliteration- The repeating of the same starting consonant sounds in succeeding or closely related syllables is known as alliteration. Eg. Paper, pistol, pets.   The Colonel Summary  

    1.  Alliteration- The repeating of the same starting consonant sounds in succeeding or closely related syllables is known as alliteration. Eg. Paper, pistol, pets.

     

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  1. The poem recounts a day when the poet sat next to the "colonel" and listened to him tell awful tales of the war and his crimes. The experiences described in this poem are either a fictional or a chronicle of actual events, but it is quite uncertain. The Colonel Summary

    The poem recounts a day when the poet sat next to the “colonel” and listened to him tell awful tales of the war and his crimes. The experiences described in this poem are either a fictional or a chronicle of actual events, but it is quite uncertain.

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