Song Of Myself Literary Devices

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The first thing that stands out in the lines 29-37 of “Song of Myself” is the beginning verse, which does not seem to fit in with the rest of the verses. It is the only verse that ends with a full-stop, which prompts the reader to pause before continuing with the poem. Another characteristic in line 29 is the use of a synaesthesia. So, the part “[…] the song of me rising from bed and meeting the sun.” (22) describes an auditory function with the “song” and “rising” and another kinaesthetic function with “meeting the sun”. The second verse starts with an anaphora “Have you” that continues to line 33. Another figure of speech used in all three successive verses are rhetorical questions. Moreover, line 30 shows significance not only because of