What are the poetic devices used in the poem Crossing the Border?

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   Radhika

   2023-11-07T20:42:08+05:30Added an answer on November 7, 2023 at 8:42 pm

   • Enjambment – enjambment is when the line is continued onto the next line without any pause. In the poem, the poet uses enjambment in the beginning of the poem to create an internal link between the poem.
   • Imagery- imagery is the use of words by a poet to paint a picture in the minds of the reader. Imagery can be of various types; tactile, olfactory, auditory, gustatory and visual. The poet uses imagery to create a visual image of the starlit night and the dark border.
   • Alliteration – Alliteration is repetition of the same letter or sound in a line. In the poem the poet repeats /b/ sound in “Barney answers in broken”
   • Simile- simile is used when the poet directly compares one thing to another by using the words “as” or “like”. In this poem, the poet uses simile in the lines “But Richard looks like he belongs/ like a Menominee would.” Here the poet directly compares Richard to a Menominee.
   • Irony – irony is used when what the poet says is in contradiction to what they actually mean. In this poem, the poet uses irony when talking about the guard asking them of Alcohol and firearms. It is an ironic statement as both of these items were introduced by the colonizers themselves.
   • Allusion – allusion is used when the words or phrases in a poem refer to something else. In this poem the poet references the Delaware Powwow event.
   • Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an undercut comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the, the poet compares the border of America to “the edge of this country”.

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