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    “The Powwow at the End of the World'' is a free verse poem. So, it does not follow a strict rhyme scheme or metrical form. The Powwow at the End of the World Summary

    “The Powwow at the End of the World” is a free verse poem. So, it does not follow a strict rhyme scheme or metrical form.

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    Repetition: Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.The poet has used this device in the following throughout the poem. I am told by many of you that I must forgive and so I shall This line is repeated throRead more

    • Repetition:

    Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.The poet has used this device in the following throughout the poem.

    I am told by many of you that I must forgive and so I shall

    This line is repeated throughout the poem.

    • Alliteration:

    Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.The poet has used this poetic device in the following lines.

    dam / downriver”

    “floodwaters find”

    “swallowed by that salmon”

    “salmon swims”

    “upstream, until”

    “shallows of a secret bay” etc.

    • Personification:

    Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities. The poet has used this device in the following lines.

    the fire with that salmon   

    who has three stories it must tell before sunrise:……

    Here, the salmon is personified,as the speaker has included the skill of speaking.

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    The poem “Grief Call Us to the Things of This World '' is a free verse poem. So, it does not follow a strict rhyme scheme. Grief Calls Us to the Things of This World Summary

    The poem “Grief Call Us to the Things of This World ” is a free verse poem. So, it does not follow a strict rhyme scheme.

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    Allusion: The title of the poem and the epigraph is an allusion to American poet Richard Wilbur's poem named “Love calls us to the things of the world”. The epigraph is taken from the sixth line of Wilbur's poem. The morning air is all awash with angels . . .                                         Read more

    • Allusion:

    The title of the poem and the epigraph is an allusion to American poet Richard Wilbur’s poem named “Love calls us to the things of the world”. The epigraph is taken from the sixth line of Wilbur’s poem. The morning air is all awash with angels . . .                                             – Richard Wilbur There is even a reference to angels which indicates the Biblical allusions. Those angels burden and unbalance us. Those fuc-king angels ride us piggyback.

    • Alliteration:

    Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. The poet has used this device in the following lines. I wonder whom I should call? A plumber,  Proctologist, urologist, or priest? He’s astounded by bathroom telephones. And sing our praise to forgetfulness Before they slap our souls with their cold wings. Those angels, forever falling, snare us And haul us, prey and praying, into dust.

    • Anaphora:

    Anaphora is a literary device that uses the repetition of short phrases or single words at the beginning of clauses or sentences to enhance rhythm. The poet has used this poetic device in the following lines. Those angels burden and unbalance us. Those fu-cking angels ride us piggyback. Those angels, forever falling, snare us All the three pines begin with the word “Those”. It is used to enhance the rhythm of the poem. Grief Calls Us to the Things of This World Summary

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    Alliteration: Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. The poet has used this device in the following lines. Buffalo Bill opens a pawn shop on the reservation right across the border from television sets, a VCR, a full-Read more

    • Alliteration:

    Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.

    The poet has used this device in the following lines.

    Buffalo Bill opens a pawn shop on the reservation

    right across the border from

    television sets, a VCR, a full-length beaded buckskin outfit 

    it took Inez Muse 12 years to finish. Buffalo Bill

    closes up the pawn shop, paints a new sign over the old 

    • Repetition:

    Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.

    The poet has used this device in the following lines.

    thumbs for last, they pawn

    their skeletons, falling endlessly from the skin 

    and when the last Indian has pawned everything

    but his heart, Buffalo Bill takes that for twenty bucks

    Here, the term “pawn” is repeated throughout the poem. It is used to emphasise the idea of pawning their identities.

    • Irony:

    The poet has used this device in the following lines.

    closes up the pawn shop, paints a new sign over the old 

    calls his venture THE MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES 

    charges the Indians five bucks a head to enter.

    Here, the person Buffalo Bill who exploited the culture and possession of Native people of America through his pawn shop,closed his shop. Later, he opened a museum to display the possessions of Native people of America. Yet, he charges five bucks from the native people to enter into the museum.

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    The poem “Evolution” is a free verse poem. It does not follow a certain rhyming scheme.So, it is a free flowing poetry. Evolution Summary

    The poem “Evolution” is a free verse poem. It does not follow a certain rhyming scheme.So, it is a free flowing poetry.

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    The main theme behind the poem “Evolution” is the exploitation of the culture of native Americans by white people. So, the poet uses the character named “Buffalo Bill” to depict the domination of white people. Buffalo Bill, who runs the pawn shop, directly exploits their culture by getting the preciRead more

    The main theme behind the poem “Evolution” is the exploitation of the culture of native Americans by white people. So, the poet uses the character named “Buffalo Bill” to depict the domination of white people. Buffalo Bill, who runs the pawn shop, directly exploits their culture by getting the precious objects from the people. He is so cruel, that he can even pawn the heart of the people. Here, the term “heart” indicates the “culture of native American”. At the end of the poem, Bill opens a museum and makes the native people visit the product that they gave him.

    So, the poet indirectly describes how white people exploited the culture and portrayed them as the saviours of native culture.

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