These literary works "Reflections of a Seventeen-Year-Old" by Sylvia Platt and Slam, Dunk, & Hook by Yusef Komunyakaa, were able to portray the experience of life through the eyes of a young person by using the rhetorical devices of symbolism, imagery, and point of view. ... On the other hand, in the poem, Slam, Dunk,& Hook by Yusef Komunyakaa uses imagery to convey motion. ... Symbolism is another rhetorical device used to portray life through the eyes of a young person. ... In the poem, basketball was also used as a symbol. ... These work of literary helped open up what goes on teens m...

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Throughout the poem it is apparent that casual sex is not her cup of tea. ... The very first line of the poem asks a simple question, "How do they do it, the ones who make love without love". ... The informal diction in the poem allows us to get a straightforward answer. ... The most interesting literary device in the poem was the use of open form. ... In a short poem Sharon Olds makes it clear that she feels love should have everything to do with it. ...

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They can even bring a subconscious connection to the poem when used correctly. ... Throughout reading the compilation poems of Silverchest, I came across the use of a horse a few different times. ... While looking deeper into the poems, I began to see that the horse might symbolize more than that. ... As you continue reading the poem, there is a line that says " now the foals, they're stallions. ... But, these are the only two poems that I found use a horse to symbolize all of these things in some way. ...

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