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Choose a poem that deals with childhood death. By close reference to the text, show how the use of poetic techniques has helped you to see the death of a child in a different light.
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Choose a poem that deals with childhood death. By close reference to the text, show how the use of poetic techniques has helped you to see the death of a child in a different light. "OUT, OUT - -" by Robert Frost is a poem which I found compelling and sad. It is written with a tone that lacks sentiment or apology, although the main theme of the poem is the death of childhood innocence. The subject of the poem is very engrossing as it tells the story of what happens if a boy is left to do a man's job. Frost achieved this by using personification, symbolism, expert word choice, extremely vivid imagery, cleverly placed punctuation and an interesting title to make this poem vividly alive for me. The subject of the poem is also very engrossing as it tells the story of what happens if a boy is...
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