Song of Intense Cold
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Many stylistic devices were used in the creation of the poem Song of Intense Cold, by Patrick Anderson, which help to develop main ideas throughout this piece. Four specific tools used within this poem are personification, parallelism, similes and alliteration. These four stylistic devices help to develop the main idea of this poem: the true power and intensity of the cold.
Personification is a powerful tool used within the writing of Patrick Anderson. He personifies the extreme cold as a person.
"comes Zero himself with his needle,"
The above quote signifies the cold having the name Zero, which gives it human qualities. The name Zero signifies extreme cold. When we think of absolute zero, it is the coldest temperature any substance can be. Also, 0 degrees Celsius is the freezing point for water.
"though Zero plunges winter"
This quote demonstrates the author's thought of winter...