He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage
On pads of velvet quiet
In his quiet rage

Which all poetic devices are present in this para?

Dear Student, 

The poetic devices used in this stanza are:
  1. Personification- He stalks
  2. Oxymoron- quiet rage
  3. Enjambment- He stalks in his vivid stripes
                           The few steps of his cage
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dear friend,
POETIC DEVICES:
 Personification – the tiger is personified, e.g. ‘he stalks’ 
Enjambment – line continues to next line without any punctuation mark, e.g. sliding through long grass………..deer pass 
Oxymoron – use of adjectives opposite in meaning (quiet rage) 
Alliteration – use of sound ‘p’ in ‘plump pass’ 
Imagery – the poet has tried to create an image of tiger’s activities (lurking in shadow) 
Onomatopoeia – use of sound words e.g. snarling

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