The correct answer should be "It is not always stated overtly and is understood only by reading the whole poem".
This is correct because the theme usually does not change itself, but there can be multiple themes analyzed. It is rarely stated overtly and requires some analysis and understanding so as to find it.
The literary device used in the poem is Personification. The effect of personification is that it gives trees and palms human-like character and bring human life to them.
<u>Explanation</u>
- Personification is that figure of speech that renders non-human character human form by way of comparison. Therefore, non-human characters are given a humanistic form which helps the readers understand the character better and even sometimes empathize with them.
- In Personification human qualities and features are given to non-human entities which eventually allow them to compare their different feature and character. This subsequently allows them to be understood better by the readers and the audience at large.
- Personification is the most common literary device which is used by writers and poets, in particular, to express their ideas and visions better and more specifically.
All together there are about ten literary devices which are also called figures of speech of which personification stands out to be the most important one. In the given lines "...watching the trees at the edge of town that reluctantly moved to the slow wind. The palms beyond them were still as if awaiting something", the poet had tried to personify trees with the human that moved very hesitantly while the palms were unmoved.
Answer:
Theme
Explanation:
The theme is the big idea. It is about the point you are trying to get across about a certain topic. For this passage, the theme is life. The passage doesn't have the other literary elements like character(people), plot(story) or setting(the area where the characters are).
So, the answer is theme.
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Its a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. For example if I said its raining cats and dogs I'm just saying its raining really hard but I put it in a way that was dramatic so thats a metaphor.
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