'buzz saw snarled and rattled' - Onomatopoeic. Poem opens with the saw as the dominant sound in the scene. The saw is personified in the poem and so appears as a menacing character. Foreboding.
'snarled and rattled'- Repetition suggests a nosie that goes on for a long time. Also adds to the personification of the saw. This is a ugly sound described by ugly words, breaking into the beauty described just before. Interfering, dominating and aggressive.
'sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it'- The sibilance in this line and the pleasant images of sweet-scenes and breeze precede the incident to come by contrasting the beauty of the backdrop.
'"Don't let him"' - Direct speech makes it more personal. Pleading.
'Half in appeal, but half as to keep The life from spilling. Then the boy saw all'- life is a metaphor for blood. 'boy saw all' suggests he realises what has happened, it took a few moments to sink in.
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