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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Time does not bring relief;you all have lied?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Time does not bring relief;you all have lied?
American PoetryEdna St Vincent MillayTime does not bring relief;you all have lied

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    2. Radhika
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      Anaphora:

      Anaphora is a literary device that uses the repetition of short phrases or single words at the beginning of clauses or sentences to enhance rhythm. The poet has used this device in the following lines.

      “I miss him in the weeping of the rain;

      I want him at the shrinking of the tide;”

      Alliteration:

      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 device in the following lines.

      “Who told me time would ease me of my pain!

      And last year’s leaves are smoke in every lane;

      Heaped on my heart, and my old thoughts abide!

      I say, “There is no memory of him here!”

      And so stand stricken, so remembering him!”

      Metaphor:

      Metaphor is a literary device where two unrelated objects are compared to each other. The poet has used this device in the following lines.

      “I miss him in the weeping of the rain;”

      She has compared rain to weeping

      “The old snows melt from every mountain-side,

      And last year’s leaves are smoke in every lane;”

      In these lines, she has compared love to dried leaves or melted snow.

      Repetition:

      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 lines.

      “And last year’s leaves are smoke in every lane;

      But last year’s bitter loving must remain”

      Here the phrase “last years” are repeated to emphasize the contrasting ideas.

      In the sestet the word “memory” is repeated to enhance the rhythm.

      Hyperbole:

      The poet has used this device in the following lines.

      “There are a hundred places where I fear”

      Here the phrase “hundred places” is a hyperbole.

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