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Literary Devices

Rhyme Scheme- As the poem is written in free verse with lines
unequal in length and no meter, there is no rhyme scheme in the

poem

1. Transferred Epithet

A transferred epithet is an adjective is an adjective that grammatically
qualifies a noun other than the person or thing that it is actually
describing

Example: to escape the pursuing stick

Here the adjective pursuing is used with stick. But it is not intended to
show that the stick is pursuing. Actually, it is to suggest that some
person with a stick in his hands is chasing the snake. Hence, the
epithet (adjective) is transferred from the person.

2. Imagery

The poet uses a certain description that is appealing to the scene.
Example: Describes the beauty of snake as small and green thin
reeds.
1. Personification
Refers to the snake as he would refer to a human being
Example: He glides through the water
O let him go

Key points

 The snake was trying to escape the man with a stick
 With his thin long body, he runs making sudden curves

 The poet thinks that his curves look beautiful and impressive
 To save himself from the stick he prefers to go through water
 He is so small that he is harmless even to children

 He finally vanishes among the green thin reeds