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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Benjamin Jones Goes Swimming?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Benjamin Jones Goes Swimming?
Aileen Lucia FisherAmerican PoetryBenjamin Jones Goes SwimmingKarnataka Board Class 8th

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    2. Daanish Malik
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      1. Simile: It is a phrase that is a comparison between two different things and shows a common quality between them. It uses the words of comparison which include like, as, as-as, so -as, etc. For example, “Made him swim like a swimmer possessed!”
      2. Paradox: A seemingly self-contradictory phrase or concept that illuminates truth. For example, “With others so fast, you’re sure to be last”
      3. Repetition: A repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas. It is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency. For example, “With others so fast, you’re sure to be last,”
      4. Enjambment: It is continuing a line after the line breaks. For example,

      “The thought of his toe in the claw of his foe Made him swim like a swimmer possessed!”

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