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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Under a Certain Little Star?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Under a Certain Little Star?
Polish PoetryUnder a Certain Little StarWislawa Szymborska

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    2. Radhika
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      • Personification – Personification is a literary device in which human qualities or attributes are attributed to non-human entities, animals, or abstract concepts. For example, the concept of happiness is personified as someone who can be angry at the speaker. 
      • Apostrophe- Apostrophe occurs when the speaker addresses someone or something that is not present or cannot respond directly. It can be seen in the lines, “Truth, do not pay me too much attention./ Solemnity, be magnanimous to me./ Endure, O mystery of being that I might pull threads from your veil.”
      • Anaphora- Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines. An example is anaphora is “Forgive me far-off wars for taking my flowers home./ Forgive me open wounds for pricking my finger.” where the phrase “forgive me” is repeated at the start. 
      • Repetition- Repetition involves the recurrence of words or phrases for emphasis. The repetition of apologies and the recurring “My apologies” contribute to the poem’s structure and thematic emphasis.
      • Symbolism- Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. The caged hawk, for instance, may symbolize confinement or stagnation, while the tree felled for table legs could symbolize the consequences of human actions on the natural world.
      • Metaphor- Metaphor involves making a direct comparison between two unrelated things to highlight a similarity. An example is “the mystery of being,” where the mystery is compared to a veil that can be pulled.

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