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Question
Complete the table by identifying lines, against the poetic devices from the poem. One example is done for you.
| Poetic device | Lines from the poem |
| Alliteration | watch his woods |
| Personification | |
| Repetition | |
| Imagery |
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Solution
| Poetic device | Lines from the poem |
| Alliteration | watch his woods |
| Personification |
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near; |
| Repetition |
And miles to go before I sleep; |
| Imagery |
dark and beautiful |
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