Poetic devices

Alliteration

By thy long grey beard and glittering eye (line 3)

He holds him with his skinny hand (line 9)

The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, 
For he heard the loud bassoon. (lines 31-32)

The merry minstrelsy (line 36)

The furrow followed free (line 104) 

Repetition

The ice was here, the ice was there, 
The ice was all around. (line 59-60)

Personification

The Sun came up upon the left, 
Out of the sea came he ! 
And he shone bright, and on the right 
Went down into the sea. (lines 25-28) 
Comparison of the sun to a person

Simile

The bride hath paced into the hall,................. 
Red as a rose is she (lines 33-34) 
Comparison of the bride to a rose

The water, like a witch's oils, 
Burnt green, and blue and white. (lines 129-130) 
Comparison of water to witch's oils

Day after day, day after day, 
We stuck, nor breath nor motion; 
As idle as a painted ship 
Upon a painted ocean. (lines 115-118) 
Comparison of the motionless ship and ocean to paintings