What are the poetic devices used in the poem Pretty Ugly?

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Radhika · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-21T22:25:10+05:30

Irony: The poem exhibits irony through each line as they are written in a way that seems as though the poet hates himself, but when read in reverse, it is revealed that the poet actually believes in himself.
Enjambment: This might be the best use of enjambment in poetry as it is very meticulously articulated. The poet carefully composed each verse so it could have the desired poetic effect when read in reverse.
Hyperbole: The poet exaggerates many things in this poem, words like “very” and “every” shows this exaggeration.
Metaphor: The beauty that lies on the inside is a metaphor that describes the inner beauty of the person, the beauty of the soul. This beauty is seen through behaviour, mannerisms, etc.
Asyndeton: This device is used when the poet omits a word to maintain a flow. In this poem, in line 9, the poet omitted the word “and”.
Rhetorical Question: Line 17 of the poem, the poet proposes a question that is rhetorical in nature to prove a point in the poem.
Alliteration: The use of the same consonant sound twice in the same line is alliteration, in this poem, the sound of /t/ in line 2 and /m/ in line 10 are examples of alliteration in this poem.

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