- "the sea the sea the sea the sea"
Assonance:
- "And the sound surfs the shoals of my soundless seas"
Consonance:
- "Under the whispering wind where winds are whirled"
Metaphor:
- "My country is the sun a burning brand held in the hand of a black boy"
Personification:
- "The waves that wash the shores of my country are tears"
Symbolism:
- "The red hibiscus is the blood of my people"
Hyperbole:
- "My country is a giant that strides the earth"