What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem The Ballad of Father Gilligan?
What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem The Ballad of Father Gilligan?
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Example- For half his flock were in their beds
Or under green sods lay.
2. Litotes– It is a figure of speech and form of verbal irony in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary.
Example- And rode with little care.
3. Exclamation– Exclamation is a figure of speech that expresses strong emotions like joy, anger, and surprise.
Example- ‘Mavrone, mavrone! The man has died
4. Assonance– Assonance is a figure of speech in which the same vowel sound repeats within a group of words.
Example- In grief swayed to swayed and fro.
5. Simile– A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things.
Example- As merry as a bird.’
The Ballad of Father Gilligan Summary