Each piece of literature is influential toward its reader, and especially poems that have enough power to effectively convey an abstract concept. As we go through life, we tend to grow and develop certain skills and characteristics. One of the most important traits that develop through time is courage, this growth of courage is beautifully presented in "Courage" a poem by Anne Sexton. Sexton is able the present this growth through several poetic devices. Sexton begins her poem with by using devices such as repetition, simile, and metonymy to help develop immature courage. What is meant by immature courage is that Sexton begins to describe the type of courage that young children possess. The poetic devices in the second stanza assist in delivering a firmer concept of selfless courage. Sexton gives her reader specific details of war to emphasize the horror of war and how much strength it...