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  1. The theme of this poem is sexual assault. It graphically brings out how Zeus forced Leda and impregnated her against her will. Leda and the Swan Summary

    The theme of this poem is sexual assault. It graphically brings out how Zeus forced Leda and impregnated her against her will.

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  1. The central idea of this poem is sexual assault. The violence associated with the same is graphically brought out through the poem.  Leda and the Swan Summary

    The central idea of this poem is sexual assault. The violence associated with the same is graphically brought out through the poem. 

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    Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “The broken wall, the burning roof” and “brute blood”. Metaphor: The term “the brute blood of the air” acts as a metaphor for Lord Zeus. Transferred Epithet: In the phrase “indifferent beak”, the beak is not indifferent but Lord Zeus himself. Leda and theRead more

    1. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “The broken wall, the burning roof” and “brute blood”.
    2. Metaphor: The termthe brute blood of the air” acts as a metaphor for Lord Zeus.
    3. Transferred Epithet: In the phrase “indifferent beak”, the beak is not indifferent but Lord Zeus himself.

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