Question

Like part one, the second part also has a number of literary devices. List them out in the same way as you had done in question number seven and explain them.

Answer 1

Excerpt	Literary device
1. out of the sea come he,	Personification: The sun has been compared to a human being capable of movement.
2. And it would work’em woe.	Alliteration: The letter’ w’ has been repeated thrice.
3. Nor dim nor red, like God’s own head,	Simile: Sun has been compared to God’s glorious head.
4. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew The furrow followed free	Alliteration: The letter ‘f has been repeated and blew and flew has repetition of ew sound.
5. And we did speak only to break the silence of the sea!	Hyperbole: The speakers have exaggerated their action of speaking.
6. All in a hot and copper sky the bloody sun at noon	Metaphor: Sky and the sun have been indirectly compared to copper and blood respectively.
7. As idle as a painted ship	Simile: The ship has been compared to a painting.
8. Day after day, day after Say	Repetition: The words have been repeated.
9. Water, water every where not any drop to drink.	Irony: Though there is lot of water but the sailors could not drink even a single drop.
10. The death-fires danced at night.	Personification: Fire has been shown as doing a dance of death.