Can anyone please help me on the analysis of the poem "A Utilitarian View of

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the Monitor's Fight?" The poet is Herman Melville

The Qs are:
1) Discuss and Analyze the Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, synecdoche, metonymy, etc.) and/or Literary Devices(Irony, Parallelism etc)used in the poem. What effect and purpose do these comparisons and devices serve?
2) Discuss and analyze the significance of any sound devices(onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, etc)the rhythmical pattern(if the poem is iambic or uses enjambment or caesura)and/or the form and structure(if the poem is a sonnet or is put together in some creative and purposeful way)of the poem.
3) Discuss and analyze the overall mood and tone of the poem.
4) Discuss and analyze the poets themes in the poem and relate this discussion to the significant events of the poet's own life and the historical,sociological,political,and/or religious events of his/her time.How is this poem a reflection of the poet's overall viewpoints on the topics at hand such as life,nature,war,etc

Please and TY!
 
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