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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Sylvia's Death?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Sylvia's Death?
American PoetryAnne SextonSylvia's Death

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    2. Radhika
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      • Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “stones and spoons” and “terrible taste”.
      • Simile: In the line “the death that talked like brides with plots”, death is compared to conniving brides.
      • Anaphora: One such example would be the repetition of the phrase “the death that talked” at the beginning of lines.

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