* "He is like a man in the midst of a flood"
* "He's like a bird from a high nest fallen"
Metaphors:
* "He is a soldier"
* "He is a man in the midst of a flood"
* "He is a bird from a high nest fallen"
Personification:
* "The flood of war"
* "The bird of his soul"
Alliteration:
* "Blood-dimmed tide"
* "Fled fast"
* "From furious flames"
Assonance:
* "Dimmed tide"
* "Fast fled"
* "Flames from furious"
Consonance:
* "He is a soldier"
* "Man in the midst"
* "Like a bird"