Literary Devices Used In The Play David

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Many types of literary devices were used throughout the play “David”. The literary devices help the reader experience and understand the poem more. It can make the poem more enjoyable for the reader and adds a poetic touch. Imagery is a way to describe objects, scenarios, scenes, etc. by using language that would appeal to physical senses such as; smell, sight, touch, taste, and sound. For example, “Then the darkening firs And the sudden whirring of water of the knifed down a fern-hidden Cliff and splashed unseen into mist in the shadows.” (II. 5. 3-4) This quote is explaining how the day is turning into night, the trees are darkening, the water is swaying with the wind, and the trees vanishing behind the thick fog. “we slogged Through the

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