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What are the poetic devices in “The Laburnum top”?

What are the poetic devices in “The Laburnum top”?
British PoetryCBSE 11thTed HughesThe Laburnum Top

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    2. Poonam Sharma
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      Following poetic devices have been used in the poem “The Laburnum Top” written by Ted Hughes –

      1. Alliteration :- “(S)eptember s()unlight”, “a (s)uddeness, a (s)tartlement”, “the whole (t)ree (t)rembles”, “(w)histle-chirrup (w)hispering.
      2. Simile: “then sleek as a lizard”
      3. Metaphor: “a machine starts up of chitterings”, “the engine of her family”, “Her barred face identity mask”.
      4. Personification: “the whole tree trembles and thrills”.
      5. Transferred epithet: “Her barred face identity mask”.

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    3. Sai Ganesh Karthikeya Vempati

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    4. [Deleted User]
      1. Alliteration :- “(S)eptember s()unlight”, “a (s)uddeness, a (s)tartlement”, “the whole (t)ree (t)rembles”,
      2. Simile: “then sleek as a lizard”
      3. Metaphor: “a machine starts up of chitterings”, “the engine of her family”,
      4. Personification: “the whole tree trembles and thrills”.
      5. Transferred epithet: “Her barred face identity mask”.
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    5. Sudha
      • Alliteration: “September Sunlight”
      • Metaphor:”engine of her family”
      • Personification:”the whole tree trembles and thrills “
      • Simile: Sleek as lizard
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