Question

Identify poetic devices in this poem and show and explain what poetic device and where

Answer 1

In the above given poem two poetic devices are used that are;

• Refrain
• RefrainPersonification

Before the main answer I would like to explain what are these terms?

Refrain:

Refrain means when a line or a sub-sentence is used before starting a new stanza. When the line or sub-sentence is used more than one time, It can be perfectly called as Refrain.

Personification:

Personification means when the quality of humans is given to a non-living or non-human thing.

༒︎Note:

• Here you can see in the 6th and 8th line rhyme scheme is used but we will not consider it because it is not used in the complete poem.

Personification: (2nd and 4th line)

My eyes don't tear: Tear is a human quality which is given to a non-human thing i.e. Eye.

My heart doesn't cry: Same as second line, Here cry is a quality of human which is given to a non-humam i.e. heart.

Refrain: ( 3rd and 7th line)

Doesn't mean: Here after completing the second stanza again "Doesn't mean" is used that's why we are considering it in refrain.

Answer 2

Answer:

i eat you

i eat you