What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Weary Blues?
What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Weary Blues?
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1. Enjambment: The breakage of line before a thought completion is known as an Enjambment. The poem used this device throughout the poem, for example, lines 4-6. 2. Alliteration: Repetition of the same consonant sound multiple times in a verse is known as Alliteration: In this poem, line 10 is a perfect example of Alliteration where the consonant sounds of /m/ and /p/ are repeated four times and twice, respectively. 3. Metaphor: There are four metaphors in this poem, lines 10 and 18, where the piano is described to be moaning, line 22 where the troubles are kept aside but described as keeping it on a shelf. And line 34 where they weary blues echo in his head. 4. Simile: The poem carries two similes, one in line 13, where the player is compared to a “musical fool”, and second in the last line, line 35, where the player is compared to a rock or a dead man. 5. Repetition: Repetition is heavily used throughout the poem. For example line six and seven, line 25-28, and lines 32 and 33. 6. Onomatopoeia: Line 23 carries a sound of “thump” which is repeated thrice. The Weary Blues Summary