Ode To Sleep Figurative Language

The poem “Ode to Sleep” is one of the more lighthearted poems in this portfolio, and discusses sleep. One of the methods used to create the positive mood is rhyme. The first two stanzas have alternating rhyming lines with a rhyme scheme of “ABAB CDCD”. The last stanza switches to an “EFEFF” scheme. This rhyme creates a bouncy pattern of sounds with each line coming back to a rhyming word, then bouncing on to the next line. Another technique used is repetition. Repetition is used in the first two lines, repeating the phrase, “Sleep how you …” and the prefix “re-”. Figurative language is also used, to create a more vivid image. The main method used is the metaphor. Some of the metaphors used include the phrase, “Float away on dream’s barge,”