You are already familiar with the poetic device “alliteration”. The poet makes extensive use of the same throughout the poem. Pick out as many examples of alliteration as you can.

Example: fast − father’s; horsemen − hard

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Examples of alliteration in the poem are:

‘Fast before her father’s’

‘Bonny bride’

‘Bonny bird’

‘O haste thee haste’

Come back! Come back!’

‘My daughter! O my daughter!’

‘The water wild went’

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Work in pairs and find examples of alliteration from the poem

Note: one of the devices used by poets is alliteration − the repetition of speech sounds in a sequence of nearby words e.g. in W.H.Auden’s poem “O’ Where Are You Going?” the last stanza makes prominent use of this device:

“Out of this house” − said rider to reader,

“Yours never will” − said farer to fearer,

“They’re looking for you” − said hearer to horror,

As he left them there, as he left them there.

(e.g − rider − reader, farer − fearer, hearer − horror)

(a) The poet uses alliteration to heighten the musical quality of the sonnet.

Working in pairs, underline the examples of alliteration in the poem.

(b) Identify Shakespeare's use of personification in the poem.

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The poem has many examples of alliteration. List five examples.

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You are already familiar with the poetic device “alliteration”. The poet makes extensive use of the same throughout the poem. Pick out as many examples of alliteration as you can. Example: fast − father’s; horsemen − hard

Examples of alliteration in the poem are: ‘Fast before her father’s’ ‘Bonny bride’ ‘Bonny bird’ ‘O haste thee haste’ Come back! Come back!’ ‘My daughter! O my daughter!’ ‘The water wild went’

You are already familiar with the poetic device “alliteration”. The poet makes extensive use of the same throughout the poem. Pick out as many examples of alliteration as you can.

Example: fast − father’s; horsemen − hard

Examples of alliteration in the poem are:

‘Fast before her father’s’

‘Bonny bride’

‘Bonny bird’

‘O haste thee haste’

Come back! Come back!’

‘My daughter! O my daughter!’

‘The water wild went’