Minimus Poem Close Reading What poetic device is used in the first two lines? Alliteration
How is line three humorous?
How does a word like “oh” line three effect the tone of the poem?
Identify and explain the figure of speech used in line 6 of the poem.
What does the word comrade mean and why does minimus use it here?
Where would you usually see words like thou and thy? Explain why they are used in this poem?
Stanza two is clearly trying to make Napoleon out to be god.
Why use exclamation marks? What effect does it have?
Explain the use of humor in stanza three.
Explain in your own words and normal language what the poet is saying in the final stanza
Why do u think the same line is repeated at the end of stanza?
Explain how the other animals are completely fooled by this sort of language and rhetoric.