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What are the Poetic Devices of the To the Virgins to Make Much of Time?

What are the Poetic Devices of the To the Virgins to Make Much of Time?
English PoetryRobert HerrickTo the Virgins to Make Much of Time Poem

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

      1. Personification: Throughout the poem, ‘Time’ has been personified.
      2. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘same flower and smiles’ ,and ‘race the run’.
      3. Metaphor: One such example would be the reference of the Sun to be ‘The glorious lamp of heaven’. 

       

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