What are the poetic devices used in the poem They are Hostile Nations?

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Radhika · Accepted Answer · 2023-12-07T20:36:09+05:30

Alliteration – Alliteration is repetition of the same letter or sound in a line. In the poem alliteration is used in the lines “warning, we,” “walking with me,” etc.
Repetition- Repetition is a literary device in which a word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or effect. The word “we” is repeated multiple times in the poem to highlight the sense of solidarity within the people.
Anaphora- anaphora is when a phrase is repeated in a stanza. In the poem, the words “the” and “here” are repeated in the beginning of the consecutive lines in the poem.
Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an undercut comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the, the poet compares “dormant field” and “snow” in the lines “See, we are alone in/ the dormant field, the snow/ that cannot be eaten or captured” to world and resources.
Apostrophe- apostrophe is when the speaker in the poem directly addresses the listener or the reader. Apostrophe is used in the lines “you guard inside your binoculars,/ in turn I will surrender.”
Enjambment – enjambment is when the line is continued onto the next line without any pause. In the poem, the poet uses enjambment to create a smooth flow of ideas and connectivity in the themes between the stanzas.

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