What are the poetic devices used in the poem Casablanca?

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Radhika · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-11T22:28:48+05:30

Simile- simile is used when the poet makes a direct comparison between two things with the use of the words “like” and “as”. In the poem the poet makes many direct comparisons like “As born to rule the storm” and “A proud, though childlike form”.
Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes indirect comparisons without using the words “like” and “as”. In the poem the poet compares the boy’s place to a “lone post of death” and the boy to a “creature of heroic blood”.
Allusion- allusion is when the poet refers to a person, event or text in the poem. The poem is written with reference to the Battle of the Nile.
Personification- personification is used when the poet attributes human-like qualities to nonhuman objects. In the poem the poet talks about how the boy “felt their breath” of the flames. Here the flames are given the ability to breathe.
Rhetorical question- rhetorical question is used when the poet asks a question not to get an answer but to reveal some information. In the poem, the poet asks the rhetorical question in the line “ The boy–oh! where was he?” To tell the readers that the boy is no more.
Oxymoron- oxymoron is when two contradictory terms are used in conjunction. The poem makes use of oxymorons in the phrases “brave despair” and “splendor wild”.

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