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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Test Match Sabina Park?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Test Match Sabina Park?
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    2. Radhika
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      • Pun – pun is used when the poet uses words or similar sounding words but with different meanings. In this poem, the words “Boycott” and “Amiss” are puns as they refer to two players on the English team,i.e. Geoff Boycott and Dennis Amiss.

      • Rhetorical question – rhetorical question is used by the poet when they ask a question not with the intention of getting an answer but to arrive at a particular point. The poet in this poem uses the question “Whoever saw a crowd at a cricket match” to express how large the crowd at the Sabina park was.

      • Allusion – allusion is used when the poet makes a reference to a place, person, event or text in the poem. In this poem, the poet makes a reference to Lawrence Rowe, a famous Caribbean batsman.

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