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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Our revels now are ended ?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Our revels now are ended ?
English PoetryOur revels now are endedWilliam Shakespeare

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    2. Radhika
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      • Metaphor-  A metaphor is a figure of speech that involves comparing two unlike things by stating that one thing is another. It can be seen in the line, “…and our little life/ Is rounded with a sleep.” where human death is compared with sleep.

      • Simile- A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as. It can be seen in the lines, “And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,/Leave not a rack behind.” where the existence of a rack is compared with a temporary performance.

      • Repetition- Repetition is a literary device in which a word, phrase, line, or motif is repeated for emphasis, emphasis, or rhetorical effect. It occurs in the line, “These our actors,/ As I foretold you, were all spirits and/ Are melted into air, into thin air:”.

      • Metonymy- Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted with another with which it is closely associated. It occurs in the line “The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,/ The solemn temples, the great globe itself,” where they all respectively represent kings, noblemen, clergy and mankind.

      • Alliteration- Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity. It can be seen in phrases like “cloud-capp’d”, “great globe”, “such stuff”, and “little life”.

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