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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Sweet are the uses of adversity?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Sweet are the uses of adversity?
British PoetryElizabethan PoetryPunjab Board Class 10ShakespeareSweet are the Uses of Adversity Poem

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      This extract is not a poem. Even then, it has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

      1. Metaphor: One example would be the phrase ‘penalty of Adam’ which is used to draw a parallel to the Duke Senior’s own banishment.
      2. Alliteration: Some examples would be ‘painted pomp’, ‘churlish chiding’, and ‘Sermons in stones’.
      3. Simile: The line ‘Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous’ compares adversity to that of an ugly, poisonous toad with the usage of the word ‘like’.
      4. Allusion: ‘penalty of Adam’ is a biblical allusion where Adam’s exile alludes to Duke Senior’s banishment.

       

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