poetic devices in the cold within
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Kinney’s poem The Cold Within is rich in its use of poetic devices, or figures of speech for that matter. However, the literary devices found in the poem are as follows —
Alliteration:
Alliteration is the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of adjacent words.
In bleak and bitter cold.
the repetition of ‘b’ in ‘bleak’ and ‘bitter’ is an example of alliteration here.
Metaphor:
Metaphor is an indirect and implied comparison of two different things where there is a point of similarity.
Giving only to those who gave
Was how he played the game.
In the above lines, human life is compared to a game. The last man would give something to one who could give him something in return. This is how he played the game of life. The comparison of life to a game is a metaphor.
Metonymy:
A metonymy is a word of phrase used to mean something closely associated to it.
Saw one not of his church.
Here, the word ‘church’ represent the religious faith. The second man saw that a man present there was not sharing his beliefs. So, it can be classified as a metonymy.
Answer:
Metaphor
Alliteration
Metonymy
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