What are the poetic devices used in the poem Morning?

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   Radhika

   2023-12-16T21:21:38+05:30Added an answer on December 16, 2023 at 9:21 pm

   1. 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 line “the ponds appear/ like black cloth.”
   2. Repetition- Repetition is a literary device in which a word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or effect. The phrase “every morning” is repeated in the poem.
   3. 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 sunshine to “orange/ sticks of sun.” Metaphor is also used in the line “the thorn/ that is heavier than lead.”
   4. 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 visual imagery to paint a picture of the early morning and the night before. It can be found in the lines “Under the orange/ sticks of the sun,” “the heaped/ ashes of the night,” “​​the thorn/ that is heavier than lead.”
   5. Enjambment – enjambment is when the line is continued onto the next line without any pause. In the poem, the poet uses enjambment to create an internal connection within the stanzas.
   6. Personification- personification is used when the poet gives human-like qualities to non-human objects. The poem personifies ponds in the lines “each pond with its blazing lilies/ is a prayer heard and answered/ lavishly.”

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