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What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Fountain?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Fountain?

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    1. Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants, or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For example, “waving so flower-like”.
    2. Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter sound across the start of several words in a line of text. For example, “Ceaseless content”.
    3. Metaphor: A common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “Into the moonlight”.

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