What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem A Sonnet for my Incomparable Mother?

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Daanish Malik · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-10T11:38:01+05:30

Alliteration: A literary device that repeats a speech sound in a sequence of words that are close to each other. For example, “contemplate my childhood”.
Simile: A figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as. “A mother like the mom you were to me”
Anaphora: A figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences. For example, the words “I” and “You” have been used quite often at the beginning of the lines.
Repetition: The use of the same word or phrase multiple times. For example, “Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul”

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