What are the literary devices used in "Remittance Man" by Judith Wright?

Among
the literary devices thatuses are , , and assonance. In the last stanza, she also uses . A
metaphor is a direct comparison of two unlike things for effect. One metaphor that the author
employs is: let everything but life slip through his fingers. What is slipping through the s
fingers are not objects but are rather abstract concepts such as responsibility and duty. Only
life remains; he is living a marginal lifestyle. Another metaphor is the reference to the pale
stalk of a wench who remained back in England. Calling a woman a stalk suggests that she is
tall and thin.

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginning of words, while consonance is their repetition anywhere within the words. Assonance is
the repetition of vowel sounds. The author uses all three, often in combination, to create
sustained or slightly varied sound patterns that emphasize the visual effect conveyed by the
words...

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