All round me are words, and words and words, They grow on me like leaves, they never Seem to stop their…
The repeated words and unusual accumulation foreground language itself. Anaphora strictly repeats at the beginning of successive clauses or lines; the opening’s repetitions…
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All round me are words, and words and words,
They grow on me like leaves, they never
Seem to stop their slow growing
From within... But I tell my self, words
Are a nuisance, beware of them, they
Can be so many things, a
Chasm where running feet must pause, to
Look, a sea with paralyzing waves,
A blast of burning air or,
A knife most willing to cut your best
Friend's throat ... words are a nuisance, but.
They grow on me like leaves on a tree,
They never run to stop their coming,
From a silence, somewhere deep within...
Which one of the following poetic devices is used in the opening line of the poem?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
The repeated words and unusual accumulation foreground language itself. Anaphora strictly repeats at the beginning of successive clauses or lines; the opening’s repetitions occur within one line. No metonymic substitution is specified.
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