What are the poetic devices used in the poem On Killing a Tree?

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Poonam Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-29T00:47:21+05:30

Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem On Killing A Tree:

Metaphor: It is a literary device which is used to make a comparison between two things that aren’t alike but do have something in common. e.g. “Leprous hide” used to describe the bark of tree, “Bleeding bark” used to describe the cut stem of the plant.
Alliteration: It is the use of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together. e.g. “takes much time to kill a tree”, “bleeding bark”, “white and wet”.
Personification: It is the attribution of human characteristics to animals, plants and other non-human things. e.g. the tree has been personified here because we do not use the word “kill” for cutting a tree, “bleeding bark” – the word bleeding is used for humans.
Repetition: It involves the repetition of a word or phrase(s) for poetic effect. e.g. “pulled out”.
Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. e.g. “It takes much time to kill a tree, Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it”.

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