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  1. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect. For example, 'Let there be light!' Personification: A figure of speechRead more

    1. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect. For example, ‘Let there be light!’
    2. Personification: A figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person. For example, “The lords of thought await our call!”

     

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  1. The poem emphasizes how life and order overcame the bleak and chilly chaos through the dead and lifeless structure of nature.   The Library Summary

    The poem emphasizes how life and order overcame the bleak and chilly chaos through the dead and lifeless structure of nature.

     

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  1. The poet discusses the world's creation. He makes references to God's need for light on the earth in Genesis.   The Library Summary

    The poet discusses the world’s creation. He makes references to God’s need for light on the earth in Genesis.

     

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