Question

What are the poetic devices or figures of speech in the poem hero by Rabindranath Tagore

Answer 1

Personification
Imagery
Paradox

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Answer 2

The figures of speech used in the poem are paradox, personification and imagery.

• The poem starts where the river is personified or given some human characteristics, such as it "frowned" like a human would, which indicates it may be an unfriendly force
• The poem also uses imagery, which implies the use of the five senses for explanation. It is explained by river surrounding hills and the diamond-set bejewelled gold bangles carried by a wealthy disciple.
• Poem also uses paradox. When the disciple asks his teacher to find a bangle for him when the sun is setting, the teacher does the opposite of what the disciple hopes.