... a finger on. Symbolism, and personification appear to be Sandburgs forte in his use of literary devices. In his free verse style of writing, he expresses his ideas in poems from some of the smallest wonders of nature to some of the largest creations of nature. In many poems Mr. Sandburg wrote, he used some form of personification. From the first phrase in the poem, Timber Moon, the moon has ... this tells of the us the importance of the objects in the short amount of time they are tangible to us. InSea Wisdom , the ocean is able to make decisions and value importance. In the middle of t...

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