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The Style of James K Baxter with reference to at least two of his poems.

Date Submitted: 01/22/2004 00:59:44
Category: / Literature / Poetry
Length: 3 pages (907 words)
BAXTER'S POETRY In the poems 'Rocket Show' and 'Wild Bees' written by James K. Baxter, the style he uses is distinctive from other poets and is very memorable. Baxter's poems contain a lot of imagery from nature. Most of his similes and metaphors come from something in the nature. This also one of the reasons why Baxter is different from other poets - most of his writing is very simplistic. He heavily relies on similes, …
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…whereas it was the key to understanding a lost civilization. And the last marvellous simile 'mad as the polar moon' sums up the fact that the human heart is unpredictable just like the polar moon and cannot be understood, as it is illogical. The various devices that Baxter uses for his vivid imagery are simple enough to be understood by the average reader and a few of them become very memorable in their day-to-day lives.
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