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What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Destruction of Sennacherib?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Destruction of Sennacherib?
English PoetryLord ByronThe Destruction of Sennacherib

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    2. Radhika
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      • Simile: A couple of examples would be “The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold” and “Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green/That host with their banners at sunset were seen”.
      • Anaphora: One such example would be the repetition of the clause “Like the leaves of the forest” at the beginning of the lines of the second stanza.
      • Biblical Allusion: “the Angel of Death” is a direct allusion to the biblical figure of Death.

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