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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Nikki-Rosa?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Nikki-Rosa?

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    1. Metaphor: One stark example would be the phrase “Black love is Black wealth” where love is compared to wealth.
    2. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “like living in Woodlawn” and “sells his stock”.
    3. Anaphora: One example would be the repetition of the word “your” in the lines “your biographers never understand/ your father’s pain as he sells his stock”.

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