What are the poetic devices used in the poem Poppies in October?

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Radhika · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-29T21:48:02+05:30

Personification: There are several instances of personification in “Poppies in October” by Plath. One of the prominent examples would be in the last tercet where the poet compares the blooming of flowers as “cry open”, giving it a human quality of crying.
Juxtaposition: This device suggests placement of contrasting imagery consecutively. In this poem, in the first tercet the poet places two contrasting images, one is a description of beautiful flowers, and in the next line she mentions a woman is in an ambulance.
Rhetorical Question: The poet questions her own existence in line 10. This is a rhetorical question.
Alliteration: Line four is an example of Alliteration in this poem as it repeats the consonant sound of /g/ twice in the same line.

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