What are the poetic devices used in the poem When I Heard The Learn'd Astronomer?

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Daanish Malik · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-05T11:47:08+05:30

Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me”, “When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them” and “When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room.”
Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /ea/ in “When I heard the learn’d astronomer” and the sound of /i/ in “Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself”.
Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /r/ in “When I heard the learn’d astronomer” and the sound of /s/ in “When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them”.
Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line in quick succession. For example, the sounds of /m/ and /t/ in “In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time”.
Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate any statement for the sake of emphasis. For example, “Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself”. The poet cannot actually glide out of the lecture hall.