QUESTION: How does the use of repetition contribute to the mood of the poem?
Answer:
The use of repetition throughout the poem helps to enhance the mood of the poem by showing the importance of the people.
Explanation:
I am the people, i am the mob is a poem written by Carl Sandburg in 1916 where paid tribute in the poem to the common people.
In the poem, the poet made mention of how important the people are throughout history and how powerful they can become if they learn from the lessons of yesterday.
" Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me?
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" When I, the People, learn to remember, when I, the People, use the lessons of yesterday and no longer forget who robbed me last year, who played me for a fool — ...The mob — the crowd — the mass — will arrive then."
