Fortunate Son Literary Devices

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Fortunate Son. The poem title is one of the poem’s sentences, which was repeated several times. Author is a famous rock band named Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). This poem is a satiric poem. Its theme is “War”, but in my thought, the real theme is “Antiwar”. Certainly, antiwar is a part of war. 总结句子。

开头句子。After reading this poem, it makes me feel sad. The rich people enjoy their extravagant life, start the war, own most money with less people, have a peaceful environment. All these were built on the poor people’s hardworking. “I ain't no senator's son.” “I ain't no millionaire's son.” These sentences can show out that the rich people have privilege to avoid dangerous activities like wars. 总结句子。

开头句子。The literary devices of this poem

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