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Merry-Go-Round: Critical Analysis
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McAvley's purpose in "Merry-Go-Round" is to show the innocent beliefs of children viewed by a cynical adult. It portrays children caught up in the magical, surreal world of childhood before thrown into reality and the discordant life of adulthood. He employs specific stylistic devices such as imag ....
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...."mirror-plated" to describe it. The use of personification, "prancing wooden horses", is deliberately used to suggest the horses are alive in this surreal world. Personification is also used to convey this magical world by assigning the merry-go-round with "waiting" and "inviting" qualities. The second stanza similarly engages in this fantasy world. For example, the notable word choice and symbolism of "a painted miniature cosmos" and "planetary music".
The third stanza portrays the theme with.... |
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