F – The poet uses a chorus to show what the narrator is really thinking / worried about – food. The last stanza doesn’t have a chorus because the narrator is being taken by the government
L – Personification is used a lot to show how dangerous the environment is
I – Lots of natural imagery, clay – to show a basic culture
R – Rhythm is created through the repetitive chorus
T – It’s an attack on what’s happening with human rights in the narrator’s country, so it’s a sad poem, with the narrator accepting these terrible things
Extended info: The poet is a champion for Human rights and was imprisoned by the police for speaking out against his government. The yam is part of an extended metaphor, representing food and the narrator’s only happiness in this country
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