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  1. Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable. The poem's speaker uses the weaver bird coming and building a nest at his house as a metaphor for the colonization of Ghana. Personification: A figure of speech in which the poet dRead more

    1. Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable. The poem’s speaker uses the weaver bird coming and building a nest at his house as a metaphor for the colonization of Ghana.
    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, “And the weaver returned in the guise of the owner.”
    3. Imagery: Elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images. Specifically, using vivid or figurative language to represent ideas, objects, or actions. For example, “Where the storms at sea had felled the gulls”

     

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  1. This poem uses several literary techniques to create a condemning tone as an accusation against contemporary civilization's propensity to destroy tradition. In this poetry, the tree represents tradition. Given its length of existence, it towers over the crops that are spread out beneath its branchesRead more

    This poem uses several literary techniques to create a condemning tone as an accusation against contemporary civilization’s propensity to destroy tradition. In this poetry, the tree represents tradition. Given its length of existence, it towers over the crops that are spread out beneath its branches.

     

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  1. The poem addresses the subject of colonization and occupation from the viewpoint of the indigenous population.   The Weaver Bird Summary

    The poem addresses the subject of colonization and occupation from the viewpoint of the indigenous population.

     

    The Weaver Bird Summary

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