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What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem Ode To Tomatoes?

What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem Ode To Tomatoes?

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

    • Metaphor: ‘star of earth’ refers to tomatoes in this poem.
    • Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘butter dishes/ butter saltcellars’, and ‘cool completeness’.
    • Imagery: Throughout the poem, vivid visual imagery had been employed. An example would be ‘the knife/sinks/into living flesh/red/viscera’. 

     

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