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What are the Poetic Devices in the poem The Journey?

What are the Poetic Devices in the poem The Journey?

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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    • Hyperbole: The phrase “the whole house/ began to tremble” is an example of exaggeration or hyperbole. 
    • Personification: In the phrase “the wind pried/ with its stiff fingers”, the wind is personified. 
    • Visual Imagery: One example would be the vivid descriptions in the lines “the stars began to burn/through the sheets of clouds”.

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