Which poetic devices used in poem …

<div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">The poet has used symbols and comparisons to explain how we can end conflicts, wars and corrosive activities that are leading to the death of our civilization. He advocates keeping quiet and still for a while to introspect and understand ourselves and our relationship with our brothers and nature to build a peaceful and harmonious world order.</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">1.       ‘Count to twelve’ – symbolizes a measure of time. The clock has twelve markings on it, the year has twelve months and the day has twelve hours </div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">2.       Let’s-repetition to create a bond with the reader and stress his point.</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">3.       ‘Fishermen in the cold sea…hurt hands’-symbolic image  showing how man is ruthlessly destroying nature and harming other species in cold blood for his selfish need and greed. The ‘hurt hands’ – the sore hands of the salt gatherer would make him realize how he is harming himself by his mindless corrosive activities.</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">4.       ‘…put on clean clothes’- metaphor. The poet says that quiet introspection will make us comprehend the destructive nature of wars. Man would shed his blood soiled clothes and don on clean clothes i.e. he would cleanse his soul, heart and mind, purging it of all anger and hatred.</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">5.       Brothers – symbol of mankind</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">6.       In the shade- metaphor- just as shade protects us from the harsh sun, we will protect and shelter each other as brothers, thus live in peace and harmony.</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">7.       no truck - euphemism</div> <div style="text-align:left; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">8.       Earth can teach us as when everything… symbol, Just as earth, the greatest creator, in its sleeping mode appears to be dead on surface but is actually dormant and carefully preserving the seeds of life, human beings too need to keep still and quiet to rejuvenate and awaken the life forces within and be productive.</div>