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What Are The Poetic Devices Of The Poem My Daughter?

What Are The Poetic Devices Of The Poem My Daughter?
American PoetryHarry Weldon KeesMy Daughter Poem

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    2. MANSI VERMA
      1. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line in quick succession. For example, the sound of /s/ in “Of seaweed snarled these miniatures of hands”.
      2. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /a/ in “Of others’ agony; perhaps the cruel” and the sound of /i/ in “Or, fed on hate, she relishes the sting.”
      3. Enjambment: It is defined as a thought in verse that does not come to an end at a line break; rather, it rolls over to the next line. For example,

               “Looking into my daughter’s eyes I read

                Beneath the innocence of morning flesh

                Concealed, hintings of death she does not heed.”

             4. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis. For example, the following verse, “Coldest of winds have blown this hair, and mesh” exaggerates the changing nature of time.

       

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