Literary Devices: a guide to understand poetry

Master the tools poets use to craft meaning—from metaphors and similes to alliteration, imagery, and flashbacks. This guide breaks down essential literary devices with clear examples, helping you analyze classic poetry and enhance your own writing. Perfect for students, poets, and lovers of literary analysis

The Plum Tress

How long have I been dancing with ghosts? Repugnant, Marred, Rotten, Macabre. I slept with corpses,  And their memories visited my dreams, Their frowns, their smiles, Their joys and their sighs. Thus, I bear witness that they once were indeed alive. The plum tree from my childhood, Denuding, Wilting, Decaying, Withering. Oh, how long have

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