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"Grass" by Carl Sandburg

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1
What two literary devices are used in this poem?
Allegory and anaphora
Simile and hyperbole
Personification and allusion
Hyperbole and amplification
2
Who is the speaker in "Grass"?
the train
the sky
the grass
the battles
3
Which of the following phrases does the poem repeat?
"Pile the bodies high..."
"What place is this?"
"I am grass"
"Where are we now?"
4
How is personification evident in the poem?
"I am the grass. Let me work"
"Two years, ten years...."
"What place is this?"
"Where are we now?"
5
How is the literary device of allusion evident in the poem?
the mention of the train
the mention of the grass
the mention of the conductor
the mention of great war battles
6
What is the tone of "Grass"
Happy
Angry
Sad
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