What are Poetic device used in the poem old wife and ghost of James reeves?

Alliteration: Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a line of poetry.

* "With a wild white face and a worried look"

Assonance: Repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry.

* "The ghost was white as chalk and cold as clay"

Consonance: Repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words in a line of poetry.

* "The cold wind blew and the old wife shivered"

Enjambment: Running on of a sentence from one line of poetry to the next without a pause.

* "The ghost was white as chalk and cold as clay,

He stood by the bed and stared at me"

Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect.

* "The ghost was as tall as a giant"

Metaphor: Comparison of two things that are not alike but share some qualities.

* "The ghost was a shadow in the night"

Onomatopeia: Use of words that imitate sounds.

* "The wind howled and the trees creaked"

Personification: Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

* "The wind whispered in my ear"

Simile: Comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as."

* "The ghost was as white as a sheet"

Symbolism: Use of an object, person, or place to represent something else.

* "The ghost is a symbol of death"

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