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    Personification: Personification is the process of giving non-human things human traits (such as characteristics, feelings, and actions). For example, "Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;Stormy, husky, brawling" Imagery: ImRead more

    1. Personification: Personification is the process of giving non-human things human traits (such as characteristics, feelings, and actions). For example,
      “Hog Butcher for the World,
      Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
      Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler;
      Stormy, husky, brawling”
    2. Imagery: Imagery is the use of descriptive words to evoke one of the five senses. For example, “They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys.

      And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again.
      And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the faces of women and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger.”

    3. Simile: Simile is the use of like, as, or than to compare two dissimilar things. For example, “Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness”

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    The poet's respect and enthusiasm for Chicago are expressed in the poem "Chicago." It presents the city as a large, thriving, and developing location and praises it for its visual appeal and thriving industry. The author addresses the city in the poem's opening lines by many names before debating peRead more

    The poet’s respect and enthusiasm for Chicago are expressed in the poem “Chicago.” It presents the city as a large, thriving, and developing location and praises it for its visual appeal and thriving industry. The author addresses the city in the poem’s opening lines by many names before debating people who point out its flaws. The poet responds to them, pointing out all the good things about the city as he observes it. Despite the city’s reputation as a hazardous place to live, its residents are happy to call it home.

     

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    The poem "Chicago" is a tribute to Chicago that highlights the city's strength and the bond between people and location. The speaker admits all of the criticisms of the city but contends that these critics are unaware of the city's genuine character. The poem's opening couplet and last line in partiRead more

    The poem “Chicago” is a tribute to Chicago that highlights the city’s strength and the bond between people and location. The speaker admits all of the criticisms of the city but contends that these critics are unaware of the city’s genuine character. The poem’s opening couplet and last line in particular make the link between people and location clear. Those who reside in “little soft cities” are the ones who only witness the violence and danger in Chicago. Chicago proudly takes the title of “Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads, and Freight Handler to the Nation” in recognition of its people’s gritty, middle-class identity.  

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