Poetic+Devices.mf

Devices applied in //Mulberry Fields//:

 * Repetition: Repetition is used throughout the poem. In the first half lines 1-8, the phrase "they thought" and "they say" is repeated multiple times, to emphasize the the idea that other people all believe in the same set ideas. In lines 9-17, the phrase "i say" is repeated, to express the idea that the author is going against the established beliefs, and has their own idea of what has happened, and why the fields are not fertile. The repetition also gives the poem some rhythm.
 * Imagery: There is some imagery, although there are few lines in this poem that show us a vivid picture of what the speaker is describing. For example, when the speaker says "i say no seed/ can flourish on this ground once planted then forsaken wild/ berries warm a field of bones", you can see an empty, untended field with weeds, and in an unproductive state. Elsewhere in the poem, however, there is not much else to comment on.
 * Point-of-view: This poem is in first person, because the speaker says "I" and refers to others as "they".
 * Rhyme: There is no end rhymes in this poem, although "they say" provides some internal rhyme.

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