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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Alliteration:  A couple of examples would be ‘some more subtle’, and ‘buds that cannot bloom’. Metaphor: The Black Community is metaphorically referred to as the ‘lovely’ night, and flowers ‘that cannot bloom at all/In light’. PRead more

    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    • Alliteration:  A couple of examples would be ‘some more subtle’, and ‘buds that cannot bloom’.
    • Metaphor: The Black Community is metaphorically referred to as the ‘lovely’ night, and flowers ‘that cannot bloom at all/In light’.
    • Personification: In the poem, the ‘night’ is personified.

     

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  1. The central idea of this poem is the Black Community. The injustice they are subjected to forms the crux of the poem.    From The Dark Tower Summary

    The central idea of this poem is the Black Community. The injustice they are subjected to forms the crux of the poem. 

     

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  1. This poem is in the form of a Petrarchan sonnet. It is thus divided into 2 stanzas wherein the first (octave) consists of 8 lines and the second (sestet) of six. Written in iambic pentameter, it follows the rhyme scheme ‘abbaabba ccddee’.    From The Dark Tower Summary

    This poem is in the form of a Petrarchan sonnet. It is thus divided into 2 stanzas wherein the first (octave) consists of 8 lines and the second (sestet) of six. Written in iambic pentameter, it follows the rhyme scheme ‘abbaabba ccddee’. 

     

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  1. The theme of this poem is racism. Through the persona, the poem brings out the discrimination and oppression that persons of colour are subjected to.    From The Dark Tower Summary

    The theme of this poem is racism. Through the persona, the poem brings out the discrimination and oppression that persons of colour are subjected to. 

     

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