According to Webster's dictionary courage is defined as the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution. In the poem "Courage", the author Anne Sexton describes the momentous courage that occurs throughout one's life. Sexton displays acts of courage through poetic devices that express sound. Sexton also illustrates the strong courage through poetic devices that portray comparison. Even though she presents the reader with numerous descriptions that use sound and comparison poetic devices, she also uses exaggeration to give life and emotion to her work. The evolving face of courage is defined by Sexton's powerful imagery in poetic devices.

Poetic devices that evince sound are frequently used throughout the poem to create potent paintings of courage. The third line of the poem "as awesome as an earthquake" shows that Sexton uses the sound poetic device...