• Alliteration:

Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.

The poet has used this device in the following lines.

Something told the wild geese

   It was time to go.

Though the fields lay golden

• Personification:

Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities.

The poet has used this device in the following lines.

Something told the wild geese

   It was time to go.

Though the fields lay golden

   Something whispered,—”Snow.”

Throughout the poem “Nature” is personified as “Something” that warns the wild geese to prepare for the winter.

• Repetition:

Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.

The poet has used this device in the following lines.

Something told the wild geese

   It was time to go.

Though the fields lay golden

   Something whispered,—”Snow.”

The poet has repeatedly used the word “something” to emphasise the word.

• Refrain:

Refrain is a poetic device where a word or phrase is repeated at regular intervals to emphasise the idea.

The poet has used this device in the following lines.

Something told the wild geese

This line is repeated in the poem to emphasise the meaning.

Something Told the Wild Geese Summary

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