Question

There are a number of literary devices used in the poem. Some of them have been listed below. Choose the right ones and write them down in the table as shown in the example. In each of the cases, explain what they mean.

simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification. hyperbole, repetition,

 

1. The Wedding-Guest stood still, And listens like a three years' child:	Simile; the wedding guest was completely under the control of the mariner
2. Below the kirk, below the hill, Below the lighthouse top
3. The sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he
4. The bride hath paced into the hall, Red as a rose is she
5. And now the storm-blast came, and he was tyrannous and strong:
6. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe
7. The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around

Answer 1

(b) Repetition; here we find the occurrence of the same word ‘below’ used for laying supreme stress.

(c) Personification; here an inanimate thing “The Sun” has been personified like an animate thing.

(d) Simile; here the bride is compared with red rose and for comparison, the word “as” has been used.

(e) Personification; here ‘the storm blast’ has been animated as tyrannous and strong.

(f) Personification and hyperbole; here exaggeration — The storm has been shown as a person with unmatched powers. His powers have been exaggerated.

(g) Repetition; here the word “ice” has been repeated for emphasis.