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O #9>5C
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SIMILE
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Where Simile appears in the poem:Where Simile appears in the poem:
OLines 4-5: MCDB5D3854?ED<9;5C?=5D89>745149DC5<6N
OLines 21-22: MI?EB5I5C7<51=<9;5G85>C5HG1C6B5C8N
OLines 24-30: M!:?9>9>D853??;9>7:?9>D9>71>4C<939>7
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Where Imagery appears in the poem:Where Imagery appears in the poem:
OLines 5-6: MD857B19>I@?<9C854G??4CD?3;:EDD9>7?F5B
D855475N
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?>D857B55>3853;543<?D8N
OLine 12: M41>7<9>7?>?B1>75CDB9>7N
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OLines 29-30: M89C2<13;=?ED8C@B?ED9>77?<45>
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49>>5B9>D85<1CDCD1>J1C@B9>7Q?G5BCC@B?ED9>76B?=89C
=?ED8D85@?5=C55=CD?CE775CDD81D<965 itself 9C9B?>93D89C
G1I#9651>4451D8C55=9>7<I?@@?C9D59>613D1B59>D9=1D5<I
3?>>53D54
Where IronWhere Irony appears in the poem:y appears in the poem:
OLines 20-23: M*85B5LC1C@B9>79>I?EBCD5@I?EB5I5C
7<51=<9;5G85>C5HG1C6B5C87E>2B9>7C18?EC5
1<9F5N
JUXTAPOSITION
*85@?5=2579>CG9D81 :EHD1@?C9D9?>:EHD1@?C9D9?> 25DG55>13?JI4?=5CD93
;9D385>1>41C9>9CD5B?=9>?EC7E>*85C@51;5B5F5>
1>>?E>35CD853?>DB1CD25DG55>D85C5DG?D89>7C2IC1I9>7
B9>79>717E>9>D?18?EC5381>75C9DK1<9>5D81D@B5@1B5C
B5145BCD?<??;6?BD8549665B5>35C25DG55>D85@?5=CC5DD9>7
1>45F5BID89>7D857E> CI=2?<9J5CCI=2?<9J5C
*85@?5=CPBCD9=175D8B?GCD89C3?>DB1CD9>D?B5<956
/0D857B19>I@?<9C854G??4CD?3;
:EDD9>7?F5BD855475
D85<?>7=5D1<21BB5<
31CD9>717B5IC814?G
?>D857B55>3853;543<?D8
*857B55>3853;54D12<53<?D82B9>7C13<1CC934?=5CD93C35>5
D?=9>4K?>5=?CD@5?@<5G?E<4C??>5B1CC?391D5G9D8G1B=
@95C1>48?D3E@C?63?6655D81>G9D87E>C*857E>1<C?31CDC1
7B5IC814?G?F5BD89C3?JID12<53<?D8CE775CD9>7D81D9>D85
7E>C@B5C5>35D85D8B51D?6451D81>4F9?<5>3581>7C
?=9>?EC<I?F5BD85C@51;5BC8?EC5
*85@?5=<1D5B:EHD1@?C5CD85@9<5C?645141>9=1<C9>D85
B56B975B1D?BG9D8D85G1ID85@1BD>5BC5I5C7<51=G9D8
@?G5B1>45H39D5=5>D-89<5D856B94759C6E<<?631B>1751>4
451D8D85@1BD>5BKG8? created D89C31B>175KC55=CF92B1>D<I
1<9F5*89C:EHD1@?C9D9?>CE775CDCD81DD857E>81C79F5>D85
C@51;5B1>485B@1BD>5B1>9>D?H931D9>7C5>C5?6@?G5BD85
=?B53B9DD5BCD85I;9<<D85=?B51<9F5D85I655<
*85@?5=CP>1<C81B@:EHD1@?C9D9?>K1>9=175?67?<45>
3B?3EC5C2<?CC?=9>76B?=D85"9>7?651D8C2<13;
=?ED8KCE775CDCD81DD8B?E78D859B7<556E<F9?<5>35D85
C@51;5B1>485B@1BD>5B81F53?=51<9DD<529D3<?C5BD?1455@
1>4>?DD?D1<<I3?=6?BD12<5DBED8D85B5C>?CE38D89>71C<965
without 451D8>4<9651>4<9F5<9>5CCC@B9>7B978D?ED?6451D8C
=?ED8
Where Juxtaposition appears in the poem:Where Juxtaposition appears in the poem:
OLines 3-9: M.?E<1I9D?>D85;9D385>D12<5CDB5D3854?ED
<9;5C?=5D89>745149DC5<6D857B19>I@?<9C854G??4
CD?3;:EDD9>7?F5BD855475D85<?>7=5D1<21BB5<
31CD9>717B5IC814?G?>D857B55>3853;543<?D8N
OLines 16-22: M)??>D856B9475P<<CG9D83B51DEB5CD81D
81F5BE>1>4Q?G>.?EB81>4CB55;?67E>?9<1>4
5>DB19<C.?EDB1=@<56EB1>4651D85BC*85B5LC1C@B9>7
9>I?EBCD5@I?EB5I5C7<51=<9;5G85>C5HG1C6B5C8N
OLines 29-30: M89C2<13;=?ED8C@B?ED9>77?<45>
3B?3EC5CN
CONSONANCE
?>C?>1>35?>C?>1>35 85<@CD85C@51;5BD?5F?;5D855>5B7I1>441>75B
?6<965G9D817E>9>D858?EC5
?B9>CD1>35D1;51<??;1DD85:1>4<3?>C?>1>359><9>5C

::EDD9>7?F5BD8554775
D85 <<?>7=5D1<< 21BB5<<
*8581B4:C?E>4C9>::EDD9>71>454775655<5>5B75D931>4
6?B356E<CE775CD9>7D857E>C41>75B?EC@?D5>D91<5>5B7I*85
<C?E>4=51>G89<55F?;5CD857E>CC81@5<9;5D85=5D1<<
21BB5<<9DC5<6D85<C?E>49C<<?>7K1>4CDB1>75<I5<571>D
*?75D85BD85C5C?E>4C3?>:EB5E@2?D8D857E>C=5>1351>4
9DCC9>9CD5B1<<EB5
#1D5B?>9><9>5C1CDB?>7@1CC175?63?>C?>1>351>4
C929<1>35C929<1>35 =1;5C17BE5C?=5C35>5655<5F5>=?B5F9F94
1>45>DBDB19<C.?E DBDB1=@<5
6EBB 1>4651D85BBC*85BB5C1 C@BC@B9>7
9>I?EB CCD5@/0
*85C?E>4C85B55F?;5D858EC21>4C7<556E<2BED1<9DI1C85
C;9>C1>47EDCD851>9=1<C85CC8?D<<D8?C5B?E78BC?E>4C
1<=?CDC?E>4<9;517BB?G<1C96D858EC21>481C253?=51251CD
?6@B5I>4D85DBC?E>4C9>5>DBDB19<C1>4DBDB1=@<53?>>53D
D8?C5DG?F9?<5>D1>4F9C35B1<G?B4CCE775CD9>7D81DD85Q??B
9CCG9==9>79>?661<K1>4D81DD858EC21>43855B6E<<ICD?=@C
B978DD8B?E78D852<??4
EDD85C929<1>35?6CC@B9>79>I?EB CCD5@1<C?CE775CDCD81DD85
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C@51;5BP>4CD89C2<??4IC35>5129D CC54E3D9F5-89C@5BIC
C?E>4C31>655<2?D841>75B?EC1>4C5HIK1>4D81DC5H13D<I
8?GD85C@51;5B655<C12?EDD8531B>1759>85B;9D385>*85C5
C929<1>DG?B4C1<C?4B1G1DD5>D9?>D?1>9=@?BD1>D @E>@E>D85
C@B9>79>D858EC21>4CCD5@9C>D:ECD2?E>3I5>5B7I2ED1
G8?<5>5GC51C?>?689C<965
Where Consonance appears in the poem:Where Consonance appears in the poem:
OLine 1: M7E>9>D?N
OLine 3: M<1INMD12<5N
OLine 4: MCDB5D3854NM<9;5NMC?=5D89>7N
OLine 5: M9DC5<6NM@?<9C854NMCD?3;N
OLine 6: M:EDD9>7NM5475N
OLine 7: M<?>7=5D1<21BB5<N
OLine 8: M31CD9>7NM7B5IN
OLine 9: M7B55>NM3853;543<?D8N
OLine 10: MPBCD9DLC:ECD@B13D935N
OLine 11: M@5B6?B1D9>7N
OLine 12: M?B1>75CDB9>7N
OLine 13: M6B?=DB55CNM71B45>N
OLine 14: MB1229DC8?DN
OLine 16: M6B9475P<<CN
OLine 17: MBE>NMQ?G>N
OLine 18: M.?EBNM81>4CNMB55;NM7E>NM?9<N
OLine 19: M5>DB19<CNMDB1=@<5N
OLine 20: M6EBNM651D85BCNM*85B5LCNMC@B9>7N
OLine 21: MI?EBNMCD5@NM7<51=N
OLine 22: M<9;5NMC5HN
OLine 24: M:?9>9>NM3??;9>7:?9>D9>7N
OLine 25: MC<939>7NMCD9BB9>7NMD1CD9>7N
OLine 26: M5H39D54NM"9>7NM51D8N
OLine 27: M8141BB9F54NM651CDCD1<;9>7N
OLine 28: MG9>D5BCG??4CN
OLine 30: MC@B?ED9>7NM3B?3EC5CN
ASSONANCE
#9;5 3?>C?>1>353?>C?>1>351CC?>1>351CC?>1>35 85<@CD?3B51D5D85@?5=C
1D=?C@85B5?B9>CD1>35D1;51<??;1DD85F?G5<C?E>4C9>
<9>5C
B9>79>717E>9>D?18?EC5
3811>75C9D
.?E<11II 9D?>D85;9D385>D112<5
CDB55D3854?ED<9;5C?=5D89>7451514
9DC55<6/0
*855F?<F9>7C?E>4C85B589>D1DD85G1ID858?EC59C
381>75/40G85>D857E>1BB9F5C*85@?5=CD1BDC2ICDB9>79>7
D?75D85BD8B55<?>71IC?E>4C3811>75C<11I1>4D112<5
*85>?>35D857E>9C9>D85;9D385>D85Q1D58C?E>4C?6
CDB55D38544515141>49DC55<6D1;5?F5B*89CC896DCE2D<I
=9BB?BCG81DD85C@51;5B45C3B925CD858?EC5CG8?<5
1D=?C@85B51<D5B9>71B?E>4D857E>1C9D31CDC9DC=5>139>7
7B5IC814?G?>D85D12<53<?D8
Where Assonance appears in the poem:Where Assonance appears in the poem:
OLine 2: M381>75CN
OLine 3: M<1INMD12<5N
OLine 4: MCDB5D3854NM4514N
OLine 5: M9DC5<6NM@?<9C854NMCD?3;N
OLine 6: M5475N
OLine 7: M=5D1<N
OLine 8: M31CD9>7NMC814?GN
OLine 10: MPBCDN
OLine 11: M@5B6?B1D9>7N
OLine 16: M6B9475P<<CG9D8N
OLine 19: M5>DB19<CNMDB1=@<5N
OLine 21: MCD5@N
OLine 22: MC5HNM6B5C8N
OLine 24: M:?9>NM:?9>D9>7N
OLine 25: MC<939>7NMCD9BB9>7NMD1CD9>7N
OLine 29: M=?ED8N
OLine 30: MC@B?ED9>7NM7?<45>3B?3EC5CN
SIBILANCE
#9;5D85?D85B6?B=C?6 3?>C?>1>353?>C?>1>35 9>*85E> C929<1>35C929<1>35
85<@CD?3B51D5D85@?5=C=5>139>7I5DC54E3D9F5
1D=?C@85B5
?B9>CD1>35D1;51<??;1DD85G1ID85C929<1>DCG?B;C9DC
G1ID8B?E78<9>5CD8B?E78
/0*85B5C1 CC@B9>7
9>I?EB CCD5@I?EB5I5C7<51=
<9;5G85> CC5HH G1C6B5C8C8
*85CC?E>4C85B55F?;5D85C@51;5BCB5<9C81CC85?2C5BF5C
8?G8E>D9>781C9>F97?B1D5485B8EC21>49DC<9;5C85C
144B5CC9>789=9>1CE<DBIG89C@5B1CC85>?D5C89C>5G5>5B7I
1>4B5=5=25BCG85>CC5HG1C6B5C8C8
*81DC929<1>DB5<9C81@@51BC1719>G85>D85C@51;5B3??;CE@
85B8EC21>4C@B5I
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Where Sibilance appears in the poem:Where Sibilance appears in the poem:
OLine 4: MCDB5D3854NMC?=5D89>7N
OLine 5: M9DC5<6NMCD?3;N
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OLine 10: MPBCD9DLC:ECD@B13D935N
OLine 20: MC@B9>7N
OLine 21: MCD5@N
OLine 22: MC5HN
OLine 25: MC<939>7CD9BB9>7NMD1CD9>7N
OLine 26: M5H39D54N
OLine 27: M651CDCD1<;9>7N
OLine 30: MC@B?ED9>7NM3B?3EC5CN
ENJAMBMENT
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@1351>4=??4
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8EC21>4C5H39D5=5>D61<<9>7E>45BD857E>CC@5<<
Where Enjambment appears in the poem:Where Enjambment appears in the poem:
OLines 1-2: M8?EC5381>75CN
OLines 4-5: M45149DC5<6N
OLines 5-6: MCD?3;:EDD9>7N
OLines 7-8: M21BB5<31CD9>7N
OLines 8-9: MC814?G?>N
OLines 11-12: MD9>C41>7<9>7N
OLines 12-13: MCDB9>76B?=N
OLines 14-15: MC8?D3<51>N
OLines 16-17: M3B51DEB5CD81DN
OLines 18-19: M?9<1>4N
OLines 19-20: MDB1=@<56EBN
OLines 20-21: MC@B9>79>N
OLines 21-22: M7<51=<9;5N
OLines 24-25: M:?9>D9>71>4N
OLines 26-27: M51D8814N
OLines 27-28: MCD1<;9>7?EDN
OLines 29-30: M=?ED8C@B?ED9>7N
PARALLELISM
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381>75C9D
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Where PWhere Pararallelism appears in the poem:allelism appears in the poem:
OLines 1-2: MB9>79>717E>9>D?18?EC5381>75C9DN
OLine 23: M7E>2B9>7C18?EC51<9F5N
Grainy #9>5 '1DD5B>54G9D8G??47B19>KD85>1DEB1<
1BB1>75=5>D?6B9>7C1>4CDB51;C9>G??4
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FORM
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