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What are the poetic devices used in the poem When We Two Parted?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem When We Two Parted?

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    1. Refrain: The phrase “silence and tears” acts as the refrain in this poem.
    2. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be “cheek and cold” and “share in its shame”.
    3. Metaphor: In the lines “They name thee before me,/A knell to mine ear”, the word “knell” acts as a metaphor for the persona’s beloved’s name. 

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