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What Are The Poetic Devices Of The Poem To A Waterfowl?

What Are The Poetic Devices Of The Poem To A Waterfowl?

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

    1. Visual Imagery: The poem consists of vivid descriptions, mainly of nature. A few examples would be “crimson sky”, “illimitable air” and “cold thin atmosphere”.

    2. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “figure floats” and “Soon shalt thou find a summer home”.

    3. Syncope: One such example would be “‘midst.”

     

     

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