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I Loaf And Invite My Soul By Beth Wright Literary Devices

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The theme is “ the beauty of the individual. Each leaf or blade of grass possesses its own distinct beauty.” The overall setting is in America there are not any conflicts in the poem. The author’s tone is joyous and mystical. The mode is happiness. “ Uniform hieroglyphic” The meaningful phrase means “ Sprouting alike in broad zones and narrow zones, Growing among black folks as among white.” pg. 12. There is symbolism, the image of grass and hay represent the symbol for the never-ending process of life and death.The author is talking about himself, his soul, and the Lord. “ I loafe and invite my soul” “ … the handkerchief of the Lord.” For example, “contains personification in the fourth line, as Whitman says, "I loaf and invite my soul."
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