Example of ‘repetition’
1. ‘On a hot, hot day’
2. ‘must wait, must stand and wait’
3. ‘And truly I was afraid, I most afraid’
4. ‘And slowly very slowly ...’
5. ‘... again like a king Like a king in exile’
Example of ‘similes’
1. ‘I ... like a second comer.’
2. ‘He lifted his head ... as cattle do’
3. ‘... looked at me vaguely as cattle do’
4. ‘... flickered his tongue like a forked night’
5. ‘... he seemed to me like a king’
The poet uses alliteration to create a rhythmical sound effect and movement in the poem. The use of similes is effectively done in comparing two different things with similar traits.