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

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

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    1. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “I am a star fallen from the,”
    2. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “I am a kind word uttered and repeated”
    3. Enjambment: A literary device in which a line of poetry carries its idea or thought over to the next line without a grammatical pause. For example, “I am a kind word uttered and repeated By the voice of Nature;”

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