A. Because by reapeating "is dead"it gives the reader a sense of defeat from chief Joseph
All the pencils lined up perfectly would be an example of Olya's need for control.
A poetic device is a tool that serves different purposes in a poem. Some of them are ornamental, some enhance the meaning of the poem and others add to its rhyme and lyricism. The most common poetic devices are alliteration, repetition, metaphor, simile, personification, etc.
