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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. O LOVE, my queen and goddess, come to me; My soul shall never cease to worship thee; Come pillow here thy head upon my breast, And whisper in my lyre thy softest, best, And sweetest melodies of bright Sami, Ishtar and Izdubar, translated by Leonidas Le Cenci Hamilton, 1884 What is the above quote an example of? Invocation Argument Epic Simile Epic Digression

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I would call this an ode which is a lyric (musical) poem addressed to a particular subject and sometimes it can be sung. I also think of an ode as showing reverence for someone as this poem obviously does as the speaker talks of worshippiing the object of his/her affections
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The answer is invocation.

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