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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Stammer?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Stammer?

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  1. Lucifer
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    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Stammer:

    • Simile: “just as lameness is the silence”, “whole people stammer stammer becomes their mother tongue: as it is with us now“, “he utters from his prayers to his commands stammers, like poetry.
    • Repetition: The word Stammer is repeated several times in the poem.
    • Metaphor: The word Stammer is a metaphor that refers to the imperfection we have on the earth and it is this imperfection that makes us exist.

    Stammer Poem Summary

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