What are the poetic devices used in the poem Rehabilitation?
What are the poetic devices used in the poem Rehabilitation?
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Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities.
The poet has used this device in the following lines.
The bones and the darkness within
Surround them all
Inside a tune plays on
The Howrah Bridge is holding up high
The void
Under my feet drifts Time.
In these lines, the words “inner darkness”, “bones”, “the Howrah bridge” and “time” are personified.
Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.
The poet has used this device in the following lines.
Whatever was around me
Exile
Folklores
Solitary sunset
Whatever was around me
Landslides
Arrows and spears
A homestead
All shiver with their faces turned west.
Here, the line, “Whatever was around me” is repeated for the sake of emphasis.
Through this poem, the poet has alluded to the Partition of India. Even in the seventh line of the original poem, the word “Kothamala” refers to Bengali folklore.
Exile
Folklores
Solitary sunset
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