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What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem Bogland?

What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem Bogland?

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

    1. Metaphor: Throughout the poem, ‘bog’ acts as an extended metaphor referring to Ireland.
    2. Alliteration: One example would be ‘sights of the sun’.
    3. Visual Imagery: A couple of examples would be ‘To slice a big sun at evening’, and ‘Is wooed into the cyclops’ eye/ Of a tarn’

     

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