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What are the poetic devices used in the poem the river?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem the river?
Caroline Ann BowlesIndian PoetryTamil Nadu Board Class 9The River

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    2. Poonam Sharma
      literarian
      1. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. Example- River, river, little river!
      2. Personification: Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes. Example- O’er the yellow pebbles dancing,
      3. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. Example- Like a child at play
      4. Anaphora: It is the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech. Example- Sea that line hath never sounded, Sea that sail hath never rounded
      5. Epithet: It is an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or the thing mentioned. Example- little river
      6. Imagery is the name given to the elements in a poem that sparks the senses. It need not be only visual, it can relate any of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell). Example- yellow pebbles.

      The River Poem Summary by Caroline Ann Bowles

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