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What are the poetic devices used in the poem A Study of Reading Habits?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem A Study of Reading Habits?

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

    1. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “dirty dogs” and “short of school”.
    2. Metaphor: The phrase “inch-thick specs” serves as a metaphor for his continuing act of reading.
    3. Irony: The irony of the poem is that the very books he states were “worth ruining my eye” became “a load of crap” for him as an adult.

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