In the poem, Spenser uses such literary devices as figurative language, personification, and the almighty symbolism among others. ... As you can see, Spenser uses a great deal of literary devices to make his point, clear and somewhat tangled. ... Sure, the use of a few literary devices can throw us all off, but this is ones of those poems that just screams read me, because in order to understand it, it must be read plenty of times in order to get its full effect. Needless to say, very well thought out poem that includes plenty of literary devices and twists to keep most savvy poem readers on t...

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• Grade Level: High School

Meaning is gained from a literary text at both a literal and also a symbolic level. Literary devices are the most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel. ... In the novel, one of the most significant literary devices used by Winton is symbolism, which plays upon the aesthetic sensibilities harbored by the text's audience and provides insight and deeper understanding to the themes of the novel. ...

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