What are the poetic device used for the poems- The Seven Ages, Oh, I Wished I'd Looked After Me teeth and Song of the Rain?

Instances of the many figures of speech used in the poem Song of the Rain are:

  • Metaphor: I am beautiful pearls, dotted silver threads, sigh of the sea,

  • Personification: sigh of the sea, laughter of the field,

  • Simile: like earthly life,

  • Alliteration: Messenger of Mercy, sigh of the sea,

  • Hyperbole: in a million little ways; endless heaven of memories, etc.

 

Some instances of the various poetic devices used in the poem The Seven Ages are:

  • Metaphor: All this world's a stage,
  • Simile: Sighing like a furnace,
  • Alliteration: For his shrunk shank;
  • Imagery: With  spectacles on nose and  pouch on side,

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