Question

What is the underlying poetic device Used in
this stanza​

Answer 1

Answer:

Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Amanda:

Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. In the poem, Amanda imagines herself as mermaid and Rapunzel.

Repetition: It is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. In the poem, words like Amanda, Don’t etc are repeated again and again for poetic effect.

Alliteration: It is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected