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What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem The Ploughman?

What are the poetic devices/figures of speech used in the poem The Ploughman?

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    1. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “This is the page whose letters shall be seen”
    2. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “These are the lines that heaven-commanded Toil”.

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