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