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What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Windhover?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Windhover?

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    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Personification: Throughout the poem, the Windhover of the Falcon is personified to be a male. 
    2. Metaphor: A couple of metaphors for the Falcon are “morning’s minion”, and “kingdom of daylight’s dauphin”.
    3. Alliteration: A few examples would be “dapple-dawn-drawn”, “wimpling wing”, and ”blue-bleak embers”.

     The Windhover Summary

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