write all the literacy devices used in the pome the table of custard the dragon
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Each stanza is composed of a pair of rhymed couplets. Oxymoron: In this poem, the poet uses the device of an oxymoron when he writes the phrase 'pet dragon'. ... Metaphor: In this poem, the poet uses the device of metaphor in the 3rd line of the 3rd stanza when he compares the dragon's nose with a chimney.
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• Simile: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using the words as or like. e.g. “sharp as Mustard”, “as brave as barrel full of bears”, “as brave as a tiger in a rage”, “mouth like fireplace”, “his tale like irons in a dungeon”,
•Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. e.g. “daggers on his toes”, “chimney for a nose” etc.
•Repetition: a figure of speech that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable. e.g. “little”, “realio trulio”, “nice safe cage”, etc.
•Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter
or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. “lived in a little”, “now the name”, “dragon wascoward, and she called him Custard”, “Belinda was as brave as barrel full of bears”, “Custard cried for a nice safe cage”, “laughing in the little red wagon”, “she shook the house”, “suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound”, “he held in his teeth”, “his beard was black”, “one leg was wood” etc.
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