Maria says that the children play under the heat of the sun

What is the effect of ruckeyser’s repetition of the word “devices” in the first and third lines of “poem”? it suggests that the poem is set at an earlier time. it to create a mechanical, robotic tone in the poem. it emphasizes the speaker’s feeling of detachment toward the war. it creates a metaphor comparing humanity to manufactured objects.

What are some of the images and diction used by the narrator that evoke the "dream of america"?

In the song mallam sile sings in lines 113 through 130 the knife probably represents