Anna Akhmatova Literary Devices

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Literary devices serve as an important role in Anna Akhmatova’s poems. or Literary devices are utilized in literature to deliver a message to the reader. Literary devices reflect the authors view of society and it helps the reader gain a deeper understanding of the poem.
Anna Akhmatova, a Russian poet, grew up in an upperclass family in Odessa, Ukraine, where she became interested in poetry. Her writing focuses on the effect of Stalinism on Russians. Her desire was to be a strong powerful voice for Russia. After Joseph Stalin rose to power, he changed the Russians in a negative way. Stalin claimed fully authority and crushed the hopes of many Russians. In the famous poem, “When in Suicidal Anguish” Akhmatova signifies the negative effects

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