1. Similes:
- "As when a prowling wolf, whom hunger drives / To hunt for prey,..." (lines 418-419)
2. Epithets:
- "the dark deceiver" (line 23)
- "the wily serpent" (line 419)
3. Metaphors:
- "a heaven of joy and perfect bliss" (line 239)
- "the dark abyss" (line 269)
4. Personification:
- "The earth... trembling and astonished views / The violence of hell..." (lines 240-241)
- "Night, hideous Night, o'er Heaven's brow..." (line 419)
5. Alliteration:
- "Thus to divide and break our union..." (line 419)
- "His fair large front and eye sublime declared / Absolute rule..." (lines 429-430)
6. Hyperbole:
- "the earth / Shall groan, while this infernal world..." (lines 242-243)
- "The nations shall run to meet him from far..." (line 269)
7. Antithesis:
- "Thus they in mutual accusation spent / The fruitless hours..." (lines 415-416)
8. Inversion:
- "Who first seduced them to that foul revolt?" (line 419)
9. Paradox:
- "Till good, from seeming evil, up shall spring" (line 419)
10. Enjambment:
- "And through those avenues in spacious plains / Or on the hills of firm and solid earth..." (lines 419-420)
These poetic devices, among others, contribute to the rhythmic, vivid, and impactful language of Book 11 in "Paradise Lost," enhancing the reader's experience and reinforcing the narrative's themes and imagery.