Question

Identify the poetic device used in this section of text:

"Till the bridge you will need, be form'd -till the ductile anchor hold;
Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul."

A. Imagery
B. Assonance
C. Simile
D. Repetition

Answer 1

The best answer from the choices is letter D.

D. Repetition

Anaphora. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.

Anadiplosis. Repetition of the last word of one line or clause to begin the next.