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What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem Song of a Dream?

What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem Song of a Dream?

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    • Metaphor– A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase describing one type of item or activity is substituted for another to imply a similarity or analogy. And spirits of Truth were the birds that sang. And spirits of Love were the stars that glowed. And spirits of Peace were the streams that flowed.
    • Simile- a figure of speech in which one object is compared to another of a different sort in order to make a description more strong or vivid. Soul-deep in visions that poppy-like sprang.
    • Alliteration- Alliteration is the repeated use of same starting consonant sounds in subsequent or closely related syllables. Lone in the light. Gather and gleam

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