poetic devices used in the poem death the leveller by james shirley
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The poetic devices used in the poem "Death the leveller" by James Shirley are as follows:-
1. Metaphor - Used in lines 1-2 of stanza one, when he compares all the glorious events in man’s life with shadows and in line 2 of stanza two by comparing getting fame and glory with planting laurels.
2. Metonymy - Used in line 1 of second stanza, when the poet uses the word - "field" for wars that are fought on battlefields.
3. Transferred Epithet - Used by the poet in line 8 of the first stanza when he refers to the scythe and the spade as “poor”.
4. Personification - Used by the poet with respect to Death and Fate.
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The poetic devices used in the poem "Death the leveller" by James Shirley are as follows:-
1. Metaphor - Used in lines 1-2 of stanza one, when he compares all the glorious events in man’s life with shadows and in line 2 of stanza two by comparing getting fame and glory with planting laurels.
2. Metonymy - Used in line 1 of second stanza, when the poet uses the word - "field" for wars that are fought on battlefields.
3. Transferred Epithet - Used by the poet in line 8 of the first stanza when he refers to the scythe and the spade as “poor”.
4. Personification - Used by the poet with respect to Death and Fate.
Hope it helps!
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