What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Powwow at the End of the World?
What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Powwow at the End of the World?
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Repetition is a literary device where a certain word or phrase is repeated multiple times to emphasise the word or to create a rhythm.The poet has used this device in the following throughout the poem.
I am told by many of you that I must forgive and so I shall
This line is repeated throughout the poem.
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 poetic device in the following lines.
dam / downriver”
“floodwaters find”
“swallowed by that salmon”
“salmon swims”
“upstream, until”
“shallows of a secret bay” etc.
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 fire with that salmon
who has three stories it must tell before sunrise:……
Here, the salmon is personified,as the speaker has included the skill of speaking.
The Powwow at the End of the World Summary