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The lined "skinned up-bodies" of "still live bushes" compares bushes to humans to...

The edge of the cancer is a...

Front Lines Poem

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1
The edge of the cancer is a...
Metaphor for human expansion
Metaphor for disease
Simile for disease
Simile for human expansion
2
The lined "skinned up-bodies" of "still live bushes" compares bushes to humans to...
Hyperbolize the importance of nature
Hyperbolize the deforestation process
Compare a bush to a human
Create strong imagery
3
"To the land... spread your legs" proves....
Rape is destructive
Humans rape the land for their own gain
The forest is expansive
4
The theme of "Front Lines" is...
Stand your ground
Taking nature for granted can be disastrous
Environmental Sustainability
Deforestation
5
The "sick fat veins of Amerika" most likely means...
Hatred
Horrible
Confusion
Greed
6
Why are the chainsaws and bulldozers personified?
To hyperbolize the danger associated
Onomatopoeia
Humans control them, & humans are dangerous/destructive
Good example of imagery
7
"Here we must draw our line..." means ...
We need to create better deforestation techniques
We need to create better boundaries
We must put a stop to deforestation/human expansion
Reference to the Piute culture
8
"A chainsaw growls" and the "Bulldozer slobbering and belching" are examples of...
Personification
Allusions
Irony
Metaphors