Question

Is there any poetic device epiphany in the poem my mother at sixty six

Answer 1

No there isn't any poetic device epiphancy in the poem my mother at sixty six

Poet has used the following poetic devices:

Simile –

a) her face ashen like that of a corpse

b) as a late winter’s moon

Personification - trees sprinting

Metaphor – merry children spilling out of their homes

Repetition- all I did was smile and smile and smile