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Player Piano By John Updike

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The poem “Player Piano” by John Updike describes a mechanical piano and how it differs from a regular piano. In my opinion, John Updike effectively uses the sound devices assonance and consonance to emphasize specific words that help convey the messages of the poem. These sound devices help me to identify two themes. The message more explicitly stated is that a mechanical piano is error proof, but its automation is also a flaw which takes away creativity and artistry. The other theme that this poem conveys for me is that modern society, with its electronic devices and automated lifestyle, has lost touch with the true purpose of life which is to experience beauty and explore the realms of human emotion. The poem begins with assonance
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