What are the poetic devices used in sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare?

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Daanish Malik · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-14T12:40:24+05:30

Alliteration: This device is used when the line carries more than similar one consonant sound. In this poem, lines 9 and 10 carry the same consonant sound of /th/ twice.
Enjambment: This is used when the poet breaks his thought into multiple verses. In this poem, lines 11-14 are examples of Enjambment.
Apostrophe: Apostrophe can be seen in lines 10 and 13 in this poem.
Diacope: Intentional repetition of words or phrases for more rhetorical effect. In this poem, line 6 carries a diacope when the poet repeats “like him” twice.
Personification: When inanimate objects are given human qualities like in this poem, heaven is given the quality of being “deaf” in line 3. Line one is personified as well.
Hyperbole: Over Exaggeration of something is known as Hyperbole. This poem heavily uses hyperbole throughout from lines 2-4, line 8, and lines 11-14.
Synecdoche: When a part of something is mentioned to represent the whole. In this poem, “men’s eyes” are used to refer to society in line one.
Simile: When unrelated things are compared to each other, in this poem, the speaker is compared to a lark in lines 11 and 12.

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