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What literary devices are used in the poem To your Dear and Loving Husband?

Alliteration:

- "dear" and "loving"

- "thou" and "thee"

- "wilt" and "win"

- "thee" and "thy"

Metaphor:

- "thy heart a flint, thy words a wildfire be."

Simile:

- "as soft as snow"

- "as free as air."

Personification:

- "Time's winged chariot"

Hyperbole:

- "my heart to thee more precious is, then any treasure, or this life of mine."

Rhetorical questions:

- "Why should our love die?"

- "Why should I not love thee?"

These literary devices help create a vivid and passionate expression of love and devotion in the poem.

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