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What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem The Retreat?

What are the Poetic Devices of the Poem The Retreat?
English PoetryHenry VaughanThe Retreat Poem

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      1. Metaphor: It is a common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “my angel infancy”
      2. Alliteration: It is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect. For example, “A several sin to every sense”.

       

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