How do expectations related to one's race, gender, or social class affect actions and decisions?

What is the effect of ruckeyser’s repetition of the word “devices” in the first and third lines of “poem”? it suggests that the poem is set at an earlier time. it to create a mechanical, robotic tone in the poem. it emphasizes the speaker’s feeling of detachment toward the war. it creates a metaphor comparing humanity to manufactured objects.

In the section the deciding pitch what is the narrators point of view on how th pitcher feels about the upcoming event

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?