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What are the poetic devices used in the poem You're?

What are the poetic devices used in the poem You're?
American PoetrySylvia PlathYou're

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      1. Alliteration: The repetition of the same consonant sound twice in the same verse is known as Alliteration. In this poem, the poet uses Alliteration in lines one “happiest/hands”, nine “little loaf”, and twelve “bent-backed” where the sounds /h/, /l/, and /b/, are repeated twice, respectively.
      2. Internal Rhymes: There are many internal rhymes in this poem, for example, “moon/spool/fool’s”, “gilled/little/pickle”, etc.
      3. Parallelism: All the lines carry Parallelism.
      4. Metaphor: Plath in this poem, teasingly compares her unborn child to various things like a Clown, Turnip, Loaf of bread, Prawn, Mexican bean, Mail, etc.

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