Prayer before birth Flashcards by Rishi Ayyapan | Brainscape

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What type of poem is this?

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Free verse

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Is this poem a dramatic monologue

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Yes

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When was this poem written

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1944

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Was he religious?

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Yes

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What is this poem about?

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A unborn baby criticising humanity.

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What do stanza 2 and 3 do each other

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Juxtapose

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What is repeated in every stanza except the last and why?

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I am not yet born is repeated to highlight the innocence of the unborn child.

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