English Notes Latest Questions

In:

What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Brain, within its Groove?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Brain, within its Groove?
American PoetryEmily DickinsonThe Brain

    1 Answer

    2. Radhika
      Best Answer
      This answer was edited.

      1. Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an indirect comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the poem, the poet compares the train of thought of the brain to its “Groove”. The unwelcoming thought is compared to a “splinter”.

      2. Alliteration – alliteration is used when a consonant letter or sound is repeated in a line. In that poem, the sound /s/ is repeated in the line “Splinter swerve”.

      3. Imagery – imagery is the use of words to create a picture in the minds of the reader. It can be a visual image, tactile, olfactory, gustatory or auditory. In this poem the poet uses imagery to create a visual image of hills slit by floods and turnpike taken out of the earth.

      4. Personification- personification is when the poet attributes human-like qualities to nonhuman things. In the poem, the poet personifies “splinter” and “floods”.

      5. Pun- a pun is a figure of speech where the poet practices wordplay and uses a word which has multiple meanings. In the poem, the word “groove” is a pun as it can mean both “flow of thought” and “the skull where the brain rests”.

      The Brain, within its Groove Summary

      • 0

    You must login to add an answer.

    Need An Account,