What Are The Poetic Devices Of The Poem Harlem?

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MANSI VERMA · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-21T21:58:25+05:30

Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /e/ in “Does it stink like rotten meat” and the sound of /o/ in “Or fester like a sore.”
Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /n/ in “like a raisin in the sun”.
Enjambment: It is defined as a thought in verse that does not come to an end at a line break; instead, it rolls over to the next line. For example, “Maybe it just sags/ like a heavy load.”
Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “like a raisin in the sun”, “Does it stink like rotten meat” and “Or does it explode.”
Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between different objects or persons. For example, “Or does it explode?” Here the poet compares broken dreams with a bomb.
Simile: It is a figure of speech used to compare something with something else to make the meanings clear to the readers. For example, “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”, “Does it stink like rotten meat” and “like a syrupy sweet.” Here are the broken dreams that are compared to decaying food items.
Rhetorical Question: Rhetorical question is a sentence that is posed to make the point clear. For example, “Or does it explode? “And “Does it stink like rotten meat?”

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