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What are the poetic devices in the poem Geography Lesson?

What are the poetic devices in the poem Geography Lesson?

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  1. The poet mainly uses imagery and alliteration in the poem.

    1. Examples of Imagery: walls symbolise borders and cities symbolise countries.
    2. Examples of Alliteration: (Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in a line). e.g. “sprang into the sky”,  “it scaked six inches”, “why the valleys were” etc.

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  2. Enjambment:e.g. it was clear why the city had developed the way it had,

    Consonance:when the jet sprang into the sky

    Assonance:when the jet reached ten thousand feet

    Repetition: when the jet reached thousand feet

    STIRE/Irony: but it was difficult in understanding

    Symbolism:walls symbolism boundries/ cities symbolism people/hearts

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