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    The metaphor of the poem is present when the poet says that the kids get intoxicated on the ghastly junk of television shows instead of being an actual drunk by saying, “Until they’re absolutely drunk.” Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    The metaphor of the poem is present when the poet says that the kids get intoxicated on the ghastly junk of television shows instead of being an actual drunk by saying, “Until they’re absolutely drunk.”

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    Alliteration is used in the poem when the poet evokes the imagery of tales from children’s books to attract the young readers by saying, “Just How the Camel Got his Hump.” Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    Alliteration is used in the poem when the poet evokes the imagery of tales from children’s books to attract the young readers by saying, “Just How the Camel Got his Hump.”

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    Synecdoche is used in the poem when the poet uses one body part to compare the whole children with the reference by saying, “A dozen eyeballs on the floor.” Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    Synecdoche is used in the poem when the poet uses one body part to compare the whole children with the reference by saying, “A dozen eyeballs on the floor.”

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    Hyperbole is used in the poem when the poet says that watching the TV excessively causes the eyes to pop out of children. Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    Hyperbole is used in the poem when the poet says that watching the TV excessively causes the eyes to pop out of children.

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    The central theme of the poem is that the poet wishes to spread the message that TV is harmful for the young minds as they corrupt the children’s mind and make them unimaginative. Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    The central theme of the poem is that the poet wishes to spread the message that TV is harmful for the young minds as they corrupt the children’s mind and make them unimaginative.

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    The poetic device used in the line is hyperbole. The poet uses a hyperbole here to exaggerate on the fact how harmful television can be to the children. Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    The poetic device used in the line is hyperbole. The poet uses a hyperbole here to exaggerate on the fact how harmful television can be to the children.

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    Though the poem is in a form of a satire, the tone of the poem is light and entertaining. The poet is seen chastising the parents yet he is not exactly preaching to them and he does this by keeping the tone lighthearted. Television Poem Stanza Wise Summary

    Though the poem is in a form of a satire, the tone of the poem is light and entertaining. The poet is seen chastising the parents yet he is not exactly preaching to them and he does this by keeping the tone lighthearted.

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