* "keeping quiet"
* "the turning tide of blood"
* "silent as a candle flame in a windless room"
* "the breath of my soul, blown back on me"
Personification
* "the turning tide of blood"
* "the breath of my soul, blown back on me"
Alliteration
* "keeping quiet"
* "the turning tide of blood"
* "silent as a candle flame"
* "the breath of my soul"
Assonance
* "keeping quiet"
* "the turning tide"
* "silent as a candle"
* "the breath of my soul"
Consonance
* "keeping quiet"
* "the turning tide"
* "silent as a candle"
* "the breath of my soul"
Metaphor
* "keeping quiet" is compared to a candle flame in a windless room
* "the turning tide of blood" is compared to the breath of my soul
Symbolism
* The candle flame represents life and hope.
* The turning tide of blood represents time and death.
* The silence represents the mystery and uncertainty of life.