Question

"I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust - layers of the globe, And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn; And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin, And make pure and beautify it". (A) What are the two figures of Speech (literary devices) used in the first line ?

Answer 1

Answer:

"I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust - layers of the globe,

Explanation:

Personification-the rain has been personified

Answer 2

The literary devices used are; Personification and Paradox.

EXPLANATION

• The above stanza is from the poem 'The Voice Of The Rain' written by Walt Whitman.
• The poem is the conversation between the rain and the poet. The poet descirbes the coming of the rain and tells the reader its significance by personifying the rain.
• Literary device used are Personification and Paradox.
• In the line, '"I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust - layers of the globe', the litreary device used is Personification.
• Personification is a figure of speech used to attribute human characteristics to a non-living being.
• This literary device allows poets or authors to create life among inanimate objects, animals or abstract ideas.
• In the line, And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin, And make pure and beautify it', the figure of speech used is 'Paradox'.
• The literary device, paradox is used as a self contradictory phrase in a poem.
• It is used to describe an idea not in line with a traditional concept.

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