Read the following selections and identifyand discuss the poetic devices the poets use in ALL "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath "Harlem" by Langston Hughes " Do Not Go Gentle into...

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Poetic devices in these Poems:
A poetic device, in simple terms, is the intentional use of words, phrases, sounds, and even shapes to communicate meaning. A poetic device is anything that alters the appearance or sound of a poem or other written work, including literary or rhetorical tactics.
Angelou uses a number of poetic techniques, as well as metaphorical language, in 'Still I Rise.' Examples include anaphora, alliteration, enjambment, and similes. The first is anaphora, which is when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of numerous lines in a succession. The poet employs literary devices such as apostrophe, anaphora, repetition, end rhyme, simile, metaphor, imagery, and alliteration in the poem.
In her poem "Daddy," Sylvia Plath expresses her fury and resentment toward her father and husband, as well as her experience of being oppressed for most of her life, using complex metaphor, imagery, rhyme, tone, and simile. In the poem she used hyperbole to emphasise her father's status as the epitome of a Nazi by...