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  1. The theme of this poem is death and loss. Each line of the poem reveals the grief of the poet upon the untimely demise of her friend. Sylvia's Death Summary

    The theme of this poem is death and loss. Each line of the poem reveals the grief of the poet upon the untimely demise of her friend.

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  1. The central idea of this poem is death– the literal death of Sylvia and the romanticised version of it shared by both friends previously. Sylvia's Death Summary

    The central idea of this poem is death– the literal death of Sylvia and the romanticised version of it shared by both friends previously.

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  1. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “stones and spoons” and “terrible taste”. Simile: In the line “the death that talked like brides with plots”, death is compared to conniving brides. Anaphora: One such example would be the repetition of the phrase “the death that talked” at the beginning oRead more

    • Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “stones and spoons” and “terrible taste”.
    • Simile: In the line “the death that talked like brides with plots”, death is compared to conniving brides.
    • Anaphora: One such example would be the repetition of the phrase “the death that talked” at the beginning of lines.

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