Question

In at least 150 words, describe the poetic devices used in this poem.

"My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;
From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;
Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead."

(Don't worry about the word count, you can just list a few and I can work on it from there.)

Answer 1

apostrophe, internal rhyme, anaphora, alliteration and, repetition
Those are the poetic devices used in the poem.

Answer 2

Some of the poetic devices used in this poem are:

• Apostrophe (addressing a subject outside of the poem):

Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!

• Internal rhyme (a rhyme within the same line):

From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;

• Alliteration (the repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive syllables):

The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;