Analyzing Sound Devices in Poetry

Hard Poetry Analysis Sound Devices

Read the following excerpt from a poem:

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

In this s\tanza, the speaker reflects on a tranquil winter scene. Analyze the sound devices used in this excerpt. Which of the following sound devices is most prominently utilized to enhance the musical quality of the poem?

Alliteration in 'whom woods' and 'his house'

Assonance in 'woods' and 'stopping'

Rhyme scheme with 'know' and 'though'

Onomatopoeia in 'watch' and 'fill'

Repetition in 'will not see' and 'stopping here'

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