Question

Identify the literary device in the following:
1. “But one night a nightingale In the moonlight cold and pale Perched upon the sumac tree Casting forth her melody”
2. “They tell them a curious story I don’t believe ‘tis true; And yet you may learn a lesson If I tell the tale to you.”
3. “The voice of thunder declares my arrival; The rainbow announces my departure.” 4. “His horsemen hard behind us ride; Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny bride When they have slain her lover/”
5. “O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Alliteration

2.Alliteration

3.Personification

4.Hyperbole

5.Oxymoron