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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Birches by Robert Frost?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Birches by Robert Frost?

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  1. Metaphors- It is when a word is used to imply something else. Example- Enamel- the poet compares the surface pf trees trunk with this to describe how they glisten due to snow.

    Personification- It is to give human feature to anything else. The poem describes ‘Truth’ as something breaking in to interrupt his thought process.

    Alliteration- It is the repetition of consonant’s sounds. Here it says, “the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.”

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