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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Equinox?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Equinox?

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    1. Alliteration: Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. The poet has used this device in the following lines. and eccentric. They fly fast and in cramped loop-de-loops, dive-bomb clusters of conversants.
    2. Metaphor: Metaphor is a literary device where two unrelated objects are compared to each other. The poet has used this device throughout the poem by making a comparison between bees and her grandmother.
    3. Personification: Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities. The poet has used this device in the following line. They are dervishes because they are dying, Here, the poet has used the term “dervish” to personify the actions of  bees. Equinox Summary

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