Read the following poem: Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been so crystal stair It’s had…
Repeating And at the beginnings of successive lines is anaphora, a repeated opening word or phrase. Alliteration repeats initial speech sounds; hyperbole exaggerates;…
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Read the following poem:
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been so crystal stair
It’s had tacks in it
And splinters
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor -
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a’climbin’ on,
And reachin’ Landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin in the dark,
Where there ain’t been no light
So boy, don’t you turn back;
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard;
Don’t you fall now -
For I’se still goin’, honey
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t no crystal stair.
Which rhetorical device has been used by the poet by repeating “And” at the beginning of many lines in the poem?
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been so crystal stair
It’s had tacks in it
And splinters
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor -
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a’climbin’ on,
And reachin’ Landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin in the dark,
Where there ain’t been no light
So boy, don’t you turn back;
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard;
Don’t you fall now -
For I’se still goin’, honey
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t no crystal stair.
Which rhetorical device has been used by the poet by repeating “And” at the beginning of many lines in the poem?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer C
Repeating And at the beginnings of successive lines is anaphora, a repeated opening word or phrase. Alliteration repeats initial speech sounds; hyperbole exaggerates; Amplifier is not the relevant device.
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