What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Huntsman ?
What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Huntsman ?
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Personification:
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities.
The poet has used this device in the following lines.
The skull opened its mouth and said,
‘Talking brought me here.’
Here, the poet has personified the skull by giving the human attribute “talking”.
Alliteration:
Alliteration is a literary device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.
The poet has used this device in the following lines.
Kagwa hurried home;
‘In the forest, I found a talking skull.’
The king was silent. Then he said slowly,
‘Never since I was born of my mother
Have I seen or heard of a skull which spoke.’
Consonance:
Consonance is a literary device in which the consonants are repeated in the neighbouring words whose vowels are different.
Kagwa hurried home;
Went to the king’s chair and spoke:
‘In the forest, I found a talking skull.’
The king was silent. Then he said slowly,
The Huntsman Summary