What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem Meeting at Night?
What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem Meeting at Night?
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2. Onomatopoeia– Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe. Example- “slushy sand”
3. Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “grey sea”, “long black land”, “yellow half-moon large and low”, “fiery ringlets”, “warm sea-scented beach”, “blue spurt of a lighted match”
4. Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The poem consists of two sentences that span multiple lines and are therefore of this nature.
Meeting at Night Summary