![]() Alliteration is used widely in the seventh and eighth paragraphs, where the breakfast leftovers are cleared and the house Is cleaned. ![]() Lots of figurative languages are used in the short story as well. The poem is composed of six couplets with the regular rhyming scheme (aa, bb, cc, dd, ee, ff), which gives a harmonious feeling to the readers as they read along. “Shimmering sound” in the first stanza is also a demonstration of onomatopoeia, the imitation of the sound concretes the abstract scenery rolled up before readers. This is to illustrate that nature has taken over humans’ place in the world and become dominant. ![]() The personification of wildlife and even nature itself is also found in the poem, such as frogs singing, robins wearing and whistling and spring waking up. The words “soft”, “smell”, “swallows” and “shimmering sound” combine together to give a musical rhythm to the poem, which help to bring out the harmony of nature. For example, alliteration is adopted in the first stanza. The poem makes use of a wide range of figurative language. ![]() However, the poem is originally targeted at the wide public of all ages as the words used are simple and easily understood. In this case, Bradbury had included the poem inside his story so the audience of the poem is the same as those of the story. ![]()
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