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'A Singular Metamorphosis' is a critique based on the domination that television has over society.
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'A Singular Metamorphosis' by Howard Nemerov 'A Singular Metamorphosis' is a critique based on the domination that television has over society. It is a poem divided into three stanzas which deals with our ability to perceive true wonder. Throughout the poem, Howard Nemerov stresses the contrast between that which is fantastic and that which is controlled and dull. It is through this comparison that Nemerov puts emphasis on the power that society's tools and clichés have on us. In order to pass this message on to the reader, the poet makes use of differing words and images. The poem opens with the phrase "We all were..." rather than the more common order of words "We were all..." The poet uses the prior manipulation of words as it serves to emphasize that everyone present was "watching the television." and as it suggests habit. Similarly, the use of the definite article "the" before "quiz"...
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