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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Under the Greenwood Tree?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Under the Greenwood Tree?
British PoetryElizabethan PoetryMaharashtra Board 7thShakespeareUnder the Greenwood Tree

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    2. Daanish Malik
      • Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “loves to lie”, “loves to live”, “pleased with what”, “Here shall he see”
      • Repetition- It is the repetition of a word or a phrase in the poem for poetic effect. Example- “Come hither, come hither, come hither! / Here shall he see/ No enemy/ But winter and rough weather.”
      • Personification– Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. Example- “No enemy/ But winter and rough weather.”

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