Use the poem to answer the question.

The snow drifts into hills of white.

The imprints of his lonely plight

Lie deep beneath the fallen snow,

Lost to all but those who know

The truths that spurred this venture forth

From warmer pasts to its present course,

The words, the deeds, the thoughts untold—

The love that lost to a heart too bold.

Reflecting hues of the starless night,

The snow drifts into hills of white.

In 3-5 sentences, identify and explain at least two stylistic devices that the poet uses to add interest and meaning to the poem.
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One stylistic technique the poems use is rhyme scheme. Rhyme scheme is the repetition of words that end with the same sound in a poem. This is used so the reader can understand the mood and tone of the poem. Repetition was also used through the phrase "The snow drifts into hills of white". This was used so the reader can understand how the snows affects the hills.

check for grammical errors please, do not change the essay into your own words, please list all changes.

1 answer

Here are the grammatical errors and suggested changes:

  1. Sentence Correction: "One stylistic technique the poems use is rhyme scheme."

    • Change "the poems use" to "the poet uses" for subject-verb agreement.
    • Corrected: "One stylistic technique the poet uses is rhyme scheme."
  2. Clarification and Article Adjustment: "Rhyme scheme is the repetition of words that end with the same sound in a poem."

    • Consider adding "a" before "rhyme scheme" for clarity.
    • Corrected: "A rhyme scheme is the repetition of words that end with the same sound in a poem."
  3. Comma Addition: "This was used so the reader can understand how the snows affects the hills."

    • Change "the snows affects" to "the snow affects" for grammatical agreement.
    • A comma can also be added for clarity after "used."
    • Corrected: "This was used, so the reader can understand how the snow affects the hills."
  4. Verb Tense Consistency: "Repetition was also used through the phrase 'The snow drifts into hills of white.'"

    • Change "was" to "is" to maintain present tense throughout.
    • Corrected: "Repetition is also used through the phrase 'The snow drifts into hills of white.'"

Final corrected version:

"One stylistic technique the poet uses is rhyme scheme. A rhyme scheme is the repetition of words that end with the same sound in a poem. This was used, so the reader can understand how the snow affects the hills. Repetition is also used through the phrase 'The snow drifts into hills of white.'"