What figurative language is being used in this sentence: The couple hadn't been out alone together since their baby was born six months ago.

Oxymoron

Explanation:

Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory or incongruous words are combined. In the given sentence, an example of oxymoron is alone together. When someone is alone, they are on their own, with no one else present. However, the word together implies that two or more people are present. This is why it's unusual to see these words combined. Their meanings are contradictory, which makes this an oxymoron.

repetition is used to make the poem come off the page

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."