Question

Which poetic device is used in third line of second stanza of poem fire and ice

Answer 1

The poetic device used is Imagery and Enjambment.

• The poem fire and ice is written by Robert Frost.
• The third line of second stanza in the poem is - From what I have tasted of desire.
• Imagery is the poetic device used to make the readers perceive elements that involve their five senses. Thus, in the line, the poet uses the sense of taste.
• Enjambment is the thought or clause not stopping at a line break, but moving to the next line. Example - The third line “From what I’ve tasted of desire " moves to "I hold with those who favor fire”