Poetic Features

Poetic Features 

Anaphora- Same phrase at the beginning of each line 

Conceit- Essentially an extended metaphor- runs through the entire poem e.g. The Flea (John Donne) where the flea is a conceit for physical relations 

Poetic Apostrophe- When the speaker talks to a person or object who is absent from the poem- often employed in admiration or longing 

Metonymy- Use of one noun to describe a different noun e.g. 'the pen (writing) is…