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What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem From The Dark Tower?

What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem From The Dark Tower?

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

    • Alliteration:  A couple of examples would be ‘some more subtle’, and ‘buds that cannot bloom’.
    • Metaphor: The Black Community is metaphorically referred to as the ‘lovely’ night, and flowers ‘that cannot bloom at all/In light’.
    • Personification: In the poem, the ‘night’ is personified.

     

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