... a similar effect in that it reveals comic irony with a darker purpose of mocking the futility of life in the face of death. For example The taunting use of alliteration and onomatopoeia of "Yippity-yap" suggest the sounds of the merry, mocking flow of the river as it takes life, and so leaves the reader with a sense of the river ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... poem goes on telling us about when they heard the distant tapping of the horses an example of this " we heard a distant tapping on the road " The author is using onomatopoeia to recreate sound. The poem also tells us about the strength of the horses an example of this is " Like a wild wave charging and were afraid " The author is using ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School