English, 23.09.2019 09:30 jettskii214

Review the two poems. what literary device is used in "i heard a bird sing" that is not used in "a prompt—executive bird is the jay"?
a prompt—executive bird is the jay
by emily dickinson
a prompt—executive bird is the jay—
bold as a bailiff's1 hymn—
brittle and brief in quality—
warrant2 in every line—
sitting a bough3 like a brigadier4
confident and straight—
much is the mien5 of him in march
as a magistrate6—
1.legal officer
2.legal action
3.branch of a tree
4.army officer (british)
5.appearance
6.judge
i heard a bird sing
by oliver herford
i heard a bird sing
in the dark of december.
a magical thing
and sweet to remember.
"we are nearer to spring
than we were in september,”
i heard a bird sing
in the dark of december.
a: dramatic irony
b: foreshadowing
c: repetition
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