Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Autumn written by Kalidasa:

1. Personification– Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. Autumn being personified as a beautiful maiden is the main theme of this poem.
2. Simile- A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- “Birds greet her with their cooing glad/ Like a bracelet’s tinkling song.”
3. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “Bewitching smiles are shown”, “She seems a slender maid, who soon”, “Will be a woman grown”
4. Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “Her silken robe is white moonlight”, “her face (the radiant moon)”
5. Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. The poet uses imagery throughout the poem to describe the beautiful characteristics of autumn.
6. Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The second stanza is an example of enjambment.

Autumn Poem Summary