2.1 - Figures of speech

Figures of speech: Song of The Open Road 

1) The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose....... 
Alliteration - Sound of letter ‘l’ is repeated.

2) Henceforth I as not good- fortune, I myself am good- fortune...... 

Repetition - Word ‘good –fortune’  is repeated.         

3) I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go.....

Repetition - Words 'Carry them’ are repeated.

4) Still here I carry my old delicious burdens.....

Paradox- Delicious and burden express opposite meaning.

5) Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticism..... 
Tautology- ‘Complaint and Querulous’ expresses same meanings.

6) Still here........burdens

Metaphor - Old sweet memories are indirectly compared to something delicious.

7) Henceforth I....need no more –

Climax - Words are arranged in their ascending order of importance

8) Querulous Criticism

Alliteration- Sound ‘k’ is repeated.

9) Strong and content I travel the open road. 

Inversion- The words are not in a correct prose order. The correct prose order is – I travel the open road strong and content.

10)I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return

Repetition- The word ‘fill’ is repeated.

11) Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. 

Inversion- The words are not in a correct prose order. The correct prose order is – I take to the open road afoot and light hearted.

12) Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms.

Climax- Ideas are arranged is ascending order.

13)Song of the road - Personification

Non-living object road is shown singing.

14) Song of the Open Road

Metaphor-

15) I carry my old delicious burdens

Paradox-Burdens are described as delicious. It is absurd.

A burden cannot be delicious. The poet has used this combination of words to express that he has many sweet memories of the people and places which he would like to remember forever.