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Joy HarjoAn American Sunrise
Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Literary Device Answers
1. C. This viewpoint is evidenced by the use of “we” and “us,” first-person plural pronouns.
2. A. The last word of each line forms a portion of Gwendolyn Brooks’s “We Real Cool.”
3. D. The short i sound repeats.
4. Short answer: Anaphora is the intentional repetition of words or phrases for the sound effect of a litany-like rhythm. The poet repeats the pronoun “we” to lead many statements in the poem.
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