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Tag: Tone

Woman Work by Maya Angelou – Literary Devices – Tone

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by JL Admin

Rhyme  Rhyme is a technique that often lends a singsong quality to a poem. Angelou’s use of rhyme in much of her poetry is one aspect critics tend to criticize because they believe it makes her poetry sound juvenile.  Angelou’s use of rhyme in the first 14 lines of ‘‘Woman Work,’’ however, is appropriate and…

Upon the Burning of Our House – Tone – Rhyme Scheme – Literary Devices

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by JL Admin

Lyric Poetry  ‘‘Upon the Burning of Our House’’ is considered a lyric poem. A lyric poem is one in which the poet explores personal feelings and thoughts rather than telling a story. Typically short in length, lyric poems do not necessarily adhere to any formal structure. Modern lyric poems may be written in unmetered, unrhymed…

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