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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:   Eye Rhyme:   Almost all pairs of rhyming words here are found only to be an eye rhyme. Examples are: breast,best, frown, on   2. Metaphor:   Throughout the poem, nature is compared to human life. An example woulRead more

    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

     

    1. Eye Rhyme:

     

    Almost all pairs of rhyming words here are found only to be an eye rhyme. Examples are:

    breast,best, frown, on

     

    2. Metaphor:

     

    Throughout the poem, nature is compared to human life. An example would be:

     

    The cloud puts forth it deluge strength
    When lightning cleaves its breast,
    When the soul is stirred to its in most depth
    Great ones unfold their best.

     

    In this stanza, the strength of clouds is compared to that of great people.

     

    3. Personification:

     “Let Fate its hundred horrors send,” In this line, the capitalisation of ‘F’ in ‘Fate’ indicates personification.

     

    4. Anaphora: Repetition of the same words for added emphasis can be found in the following lines:

    When lightning cleaves its breast,
    When the soul is stirred to its in most depth

    Let eyes grow dim and heart grow faint, Let Fate its hundred horrors send,

     

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  1. The central idea of the poem talks is determination. It asks people to not give up. Taking nature as an example, the poem asks people to have faith in God and take everything life throws their way in a stride.   The Song of the Free Summary

    The central idea of the poem talks is determination. It asks people to not give up. Taking nature as an example, the poem asks people to have faith in God and take everything life throws their way in a stride.

     

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