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Similarities Between 'Birthplace And' Counting Small-Boned Bodies
Poems can be similar, but some poems can be different. They can be similar because of the literary devices, POV's, goals, tone, etc. In this case, "Birthplace" by Taherah Saffazadeh and "Counting Small-Boned Bodies" by Robert Bly can seem different because their aim is not the same, as well as tone, but it can be further observed that they both have similar and different literary devices. For example, both poems use Imagery, but only CSBB uses Sarcasm to express his rage for the death count, and only Birthplace uses Enjambment. So both poems have their similarities and differences in literary devices which affect their stories in different ways.

Both stories are also different in their tone, as CSBB's tone is shocked and angry, which further

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