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What type of figurative language is the use of the word
Selma here?
How does this example of figurative language affect the
last line of the stanza?
In the first line, Hayden mentions Selma. This is a
reference to the 1965 civil rights march from Selma,
Alabama, in which nonviolent protestors were attacked
by police.
Today as the news from Selma and Saigon
poisons the air like fallout,
I come again to see
the serene great picture that I love.
-"Monet's 'Waterlilies, ***
Robert Hayden
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- They have unappealing connotations, which helps the speaker use a mocking tone to insult death by saying he is usually found in unappealing places.

Explanation:

Word-choice play a vital role in the conveying the intended meaning and message of the audience.

As per the question, the response i.e. 'They have unappealing connotations, which helps the speaker use a mocking tone to insult death by saying he is usually found in unappealing places' most evidently elaborates the influence of the words 'poyson, warre, and sicknesse.' The author conveys an unpleasant implication through these words that assists him to adopt a mocking attitude which maligns death('slave to fate') by asserting that it is generally found in dreary locations and places.