What are the poetic devices used in the poem Friends?

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Radhika · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-19T21:54:49+05:30

Alliteration: The repetition of the same consonant sound more than once in the same line is known as alliteration. In this poem the sound of /l/ is repeated twice in the first line. The sound of /b/ is repeated twice in the 8th line.
Personification: Brown capitalises the first letter when she personifies an idea. In this poem, sky, sunshine, and wind, are three things that are personified. The sky is given the human ability of bending. The sunshine is personified as a mother. And the wind has the ability to whisper in this poem.
Simile: This is when the poet compares two ideas with “like” and “as”, etc. In this poem, line 3 in stanza one and lines 7-8 are examples of the use of simile.
Metaphor: The poet compares “leaves” to “lace” in the poem in the second stanza, and in the third stanza, she compares “wind” with “bird”.
Enjambment: This device is used when one thought is broken into several lines for greater emphasis. For example, in this poem, the first two lines of the first stanza carry the same thought but are broken into two lines.
Hyperbole: In line 13, the poet uses “so many” which is an exaggeration.
Onomatopoeia: In line 10, the word “whisper” is a word that imitates sound. Therefore, this is the use of Onomatopoeia in this poem.

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