What are the poetic devices used in the poem I am Vertical?
What are the poetic devices used in the poem I am Vertical?
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Alliteration:
Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.
The poetess has used this device in the following lines.
soil/ Sucking”
“minerals and motherly”
“March I may”
“may touch me”
“I must most”
Anaphora:
Anaphora is a literary device that uses the repetition of short phrases or single words at the beginning of clauses or sentences to enhance rhythm.
The poetess has used this device in the following lines.
And a flower-head not tall, but more startling,
And I want the one’s longevity and the other’s daring.
These lines begin with the same word “And.” The poetess uses this device for the sake of emphasis.
Metaphor:
Metaphor is a literary device where two unrelated objects are compared to each other.
The poetess has used this device in the following lines.
Compared with me, a tree is immortal
And a flower-head not tall, but more startling,
Sylvia Plath compares herself to a tree and garden bed.
Personification:
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities.
The poetess has used this device in the following lines.
The trees and the flowers have been strewing their cool odors.
I walk among them, but none of them are noticing.
Then the sky and I are in open conversation,
Sylvia Plath personifies trees and flowers in the lines. She wants the attention of the trees and flowers as if they are human beings.
In the same way she has also personified “sky”.
I am Vertical Summary