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

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

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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Personification: “Love” and “Flora” are personified in the poem.
    2. Allusion: The poem alludes to both Greek and Roman mythologies with its reference to the goddesses Psyche and Juno.
    3. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “high honour” and “Rose-red”.

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