Question

Which poetic device is used in line 10 of Poe’s “The Raven,” “surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore”?

Answer 1

metaphor?

Answer 2

Yuup! That's a metaphor!

Answer 3

i thought so :)

Answer 4

My first guess was alliteration (repetition of initial sounds). But it could be an assonance. This part, 'sorrow—sorrow' is a repetition. Hope that helps.

Answer 5

No, an assonance is repeating of a vowel sound, which sorrow-sorrow is not repeating the vowel sound, it's just repeating the word itself. An alliteration is when a sentence or phrase repeats the first letter in each word, and that's clearly not the case. So what you have is what I have stated before, and that is a metaphor! Metaphors literary figures of speech that describe a subject by asserting that they are, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated objects.

Answer 6

Hmm...okay. But I was saying that 'sorrow-sorrow' was a repetition not an assonance.

Answer 7

Oh, wasn't sure what part you were referring to was the assonance?

Answer 8

sorrow, for, lost, Lenore.

Answer 9

Oh yeah, no I don't see it. I can almost see the alliteration for- lost Lenore though : )

Answer 10

So what is it then?

Answer 11

its a metaphor

Answer 12

some one said they loved me is that true yes or no

Answer 13

yes, it's true. someone said i should just hang myself and i said, 'after you'.

Answer 14

so it is. so he does love me

Answer 15

yes, @afranklin12 he does. who is he anyway?

Answer 16

my friends dad brother

Answer 17

your friend's uncle?

Answer 18

yes. he is only 21 d i am only18

Answer 19

i will be back later thanks

Answer 20

How could you say 'only' 21 & 18. I'm 15...and I feel old.

Answer 21

You feel old? I'm 42!

Answer 22

because he is 21 years old and i am 18 years old

Answer 23

question still open, wow