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HudsonKB16

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What is unusual about Kaufmans rimes?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What do the hard ck sounds at the end of the poem resemble, and how does that fit with the poems theme and subject?
 
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Answer to Question 1


  • He rimes the names of musical instruments with the names of gangsters. He also usually pairs proper nouns with common names. The rimes are bluntly emphasized, as in a jingle or slogan.



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  • Both the sounds themselves and their steady, constant repetition suggest the ticking of a watch, echoing the speakers obsessive attention to the sound, with all that it suggests about her continual discontent and apparent longing for death.





HudsonKB16

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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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