Tone And Figurative Language In Richard Wilbur's The Juggler

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In Richard Wilbur’s poem, The Juggler, the author uses imagery, tone, and figurative language in order to describe the juggler’s dexterity; with being able to balance the balls and other everyday objects. In addition to him being able to juggle the balls, as he does this he lifts the spirits of the audience and seizes to amaze them. Through the usage of imagery, tone and figurative language readers are able to see that the juggler was seen as a gravity-defying, spirit lifting act. Throughout the poem, the author describes the juggler with the use of imagery in order to show how the juggler’s actions are magnificent and skillful, in the ways which he is able to juggle the balls. Evident in stanza two, line ten the author mentions how the juggler’s

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