Thursday, March 18, 2010

Poetic Devises in 'Reflection on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle Recieved from a Friend called Felicity'

Metaphor:
When unicorns were still possible
Black bullet seeds

Repetition:
During that summer (stanza 1 and 2)
Against the wall/ Against the wind/ Against each other
Of hungers quickly felt/ And quickly forgotten
And when we unscrewed the lids/ And slice off a piece/ And let it linger....

Alliteration:
Plosive - The black bullet seeds
Sibilant- seeds,/ To be spit out

Caesura:
... ammunition was spent,/ Then was always another bite;/ It was a summer of limitless bites,

Enjambment:
Of hunger quickly felt/ And quickly forgotten/ With the next careless gorging

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