Question

1. But O heart! Heart! Heart!
O the bleeding drops of red
a. What is suggested by the repetition of words?
b. Which incident is referred to in these lines?
c. How is the poet affected by this?
d. Which rhetorical device has been used here?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a is the answer did you understand

Answer 2

Answer:

a. The repetition of words here shows the love of the poet for the caption. Even though victory of the union has been established, the captain of the ship is dead and people are mourning over the sad demise of the caption.

b. The incident referred here is the assassination of the the captain of the ship i.e Abraham Lincoln who is lying dead on the deck of the ship.

c. The poet is deeply saddened by the death of his beloved caption that he no intention of celebrating the victory of the civil war.

d. The rhetorical devices used here is repetition and hyperbole.