Question

Poetic device used in the poem dust and snow

Answer 1

Answer:

The poetic device is 'Assonance'.

Answer 2

Answer:

Poetic devices used

Assonance

Rhyme scheme: abab

Symbolism: hemlock tree, crow

Irony a contrast between reality and expectation, between what is said and what

is meant, between what appears to be true or real truth. Rue is also a plant that is

cultivated for its medicinal use. There is a bit of irony here that the poet refers to

the poisonous hemlock and medicinal rue.

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