Read the following excerpt from Anne Sexton’s poem “Young” and answer the question.
my father’s window, half shut,
an eye where sleepers pass,
Which of the following literary devices are used in this excerpt?
Select all that apply.
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
assonance
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