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What are the poetic devices used in the poem the author to her book?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem the author to her book?

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    1. Metaphor: This whole poem is an extended metaphor where the persona’s book is referred to as a child of theirs.
    2. Syncope: A couple of examples would be ‘form’d’ and ‘judg’.
    3. Apostrophe: This whole poem is addressed by the persona to their book directly, as can be seen from words such as ‘Thou’, ‘thy’, and ‘thee’.

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