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What are the poetic devices used in the poem The End and the Beginning?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem The End and the Beginning?
Polish PoetryThe End and the BeginningWislawa Szymborska

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    2. Radhika
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      • Imagery- Imagery involves the use of vivid and descriptive language to create sensory experiences for the reader. It can be seen in the lines, “someone must be stretched out/ blade of grass in his mouth/ gazing at the clouds.”

      • Repetition- Repetition is the use of the same word or phrase multiple times for emphasis. In the poem, the word “someone” is repeated.

      • Symbolism- Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Things like “Sofa springs,” “splintered glass,” and “bloody rags” are symbolic of how the war impacts even the domestic aspects of people’s lives.

      • Enjambment- Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without a pause. It creates a flowing and uninterrupted rhythm in the poem.

      • Personification- Personification involves attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts. The poem’s line “Things won’t / straighten themselves up” personifies things.

      • – Alliteration- Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity. It can be seen in the lines, “Someone has to get mired/ in scum and ashes,/ sofa springs,/ splintered glass,/ and bloody rags.” where the /s/ sound is repeated.

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