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What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem The Mountain and the Squirrel?

What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem The Mountain and the Squirrel?

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    1. Enjambment: Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example,

    “But all sorts of things and weather

    Must be taken in together,”

    1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “A very pretty squirrel track;”
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Neither can you crack a nut.”

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