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What are the poetic devices used in the poem Where Do All the Teachers Go?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem Where Do All the Teachers Go?

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  1. Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Where Do All the Teachers Go:

    1. Symbol: In the poem the poet used the word “green” for vegetables.
    2. Alliteration: It is the use of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together”. e.g. they wash their”, “make mistakes”, “put it in a poem”.
    3. Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. e.g. “Where do all the teachers go When it’s four o’clock?”.

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