poetic devices used in the guest house
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If read in the original Persian, “The Guest House” might also have had alliteration and assonance, among other poetic devices, that could have been lost in its translation to English.
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The poem "The Guest House" is written by the Persian poet Rumi in the 13th century. The poetic devices that we can see in this poem are
- Metaphor: The poem uses the metaphor of a guest house to describe the human experience. Just as guests come and go from a guest house, our emotions and experiences come and go in our lives. Here human emotions are described as guests in a guest house.
- Personification: The poem personifies the emotions and experiences as "a joy, a depression, a meanness," and urges the reader to treat each guest with respect as if they are a "guide from beyond."
- Alliteration: The poem uses alliteration in the phrase "The dark thought, the shame, the malice" to create a sense of repetition and emphasis.
- Repetition: The poem repeats the phrase "welcome them all" multiple times, emphasizing the importance of accepting all emotions and experiences.
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