Question

But he's locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars, . . .

whats the poetic device used in the above?

Answer 1

The following are the poetic devices used in the line mentioned above in the question:

1. Rhyme Scheme: abcb rhyme scheme is followed (bars-visitors)
2. Personification: The tiger is personified because the poet refers him as ‘he’.
3. Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘e’ (he, locked, concrete, cell)
4. Consonance: use of consonant sound ‘s’ (his, strength, bars)
5. Alliteration: use of sound ‘b’ at the start of two words (behind bars)