Identify the special syntax of poetry used in t... - SS1 Literature Elements of poetry / poetry devices Question
Identify the special syntax of poetry used in the following line from the poem "Africa" by Chinua Achebe:
"Africa, my angel mother,
I will carry your sunshine in my heart."
The special syntax of poetry used in the line "Africa, my angel mother,
I will carry your sunshine in my heart" is inversion. Inversion is a figure of speech in which the normal order of words in a sentence is reversed. In this case, the poet has inverted the order of the words "Africa" and "my angel mother" to create a more poetic effect.
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