Within the lines of his poem, he uses literary devices and irony to emphasize the meaning of each detail. This poem deals with three different time periods. ... There are many literary devices used within this poem to further emphasize the meaning behind the poem. ... Stanza V also has a literary device present in line 14. ... This poem has much irony throughout it. ...

• Word Count: 1030
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Analysis of figures of Speech and Poetic Devices. ... The poem is a metaphysical poem expressed in a romantic form, so it could be easily categorized as a love poem. The title addresses who the poem is from and who it is being addressed to. ... The dominant poetic device is its metrical system. ... The writer uses a poetic device known as polysyndeton to conjoin phrases in close succession in line 29 and 30, ("And your quaint honor turns to dust, And into ashes all my lust....

• Word Count: 1363
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School