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Anonymous asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

In this poem, which literary terms were used and where?? and what was the overall mood?? 10 points PLEASE HELP?

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The railroad track is miles away,

And the day is loud with voices speaking,

Yet there isn't a train goes by all day

But I hear its whistle shrieking.

All night there isn't a train goes by,

Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming

But I see its cinders red on the sky,

And hear its engine steaming.

My heart is warm with the friends I make,

And better friends I'll not be knowing,

Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take,

No matter where it's going.

allusion, metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, imagery, symbol, alliteration, hyperbole, inversion.

also why do you think the poet wrote this

10 points i swear!!! to the first best answer

Update:

Its for a project not homework. i did alot more for this project but i cant find any of those literary terms left over. and we all have different projects so we cant discuss...we just present and if its wrong... embarrass ourselves

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You have an abab rhyme scheme going on. you don't have a onomatopoeia. you have imagery through out your poem when the author writes the word "Train." I do not believe this poem has any personification. You don't have an alliteration. Not sure about the rest.

    I think the poet wrote this because they like trains, and they make friends riding trains

  • 1 decade ago

    Please do yourself a favor -- and you teacher -- by doing the work yourself, discuss it with classmates, learning really is fun!

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