Abou Ben adhem figure of speech
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Leigh Hunt has used several figures of speech and other poetic devices in his famous poem “Abou Ben Adhem”. Here’s a list of those I have found out so far.
Assonance and Consonance:
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words and consonance is its consonant counterpart.
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) — Assonance
…deep dream of peace, — Assonance
It came again with great wakening light, — Assonance
Abou spoke more low — Assonance
…deep dream of peace, — Consonance /Alliteration
…who love the lord. –Consonance / Alliteration
Simile:
Simile is a direct comparison between two different things using ‘as’ or ‘like’.
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
The moonlit room is compared to a lily in bloom.
Symbolism:
The poet has used symbols to suggest something more than the literal meaning of the words.
It came again with a great wakening light,
Here, “wakening light” not only suggests wakening from sleep but also the wakening of mind with the wisdom that the angel carried — Loving one’s fellow men is more virtuous than loving the Almighty Himself. That is why Abou’s name topped the angel’s list.
The phrase “making it rich” in line 4 has a similar symbolic meaning.
Archaism:
The poet has used archaic words in “What writest thou?”, “Nay, not so” “I pray thee, then” etc. to bring an old-world feel to the poem.
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