ee nor will let thee pass unrejected.” The metaphor in the poem is using the “pale tormenter” to describe misery. One of the other literary devices the poet uses is literary allusion. It discusses the “Primal Curse,” referring back to the first sin, The sin of Adam and Eve when they ate the apple in the Garden of Eden. It contrasts it with the “Unsinning Earth,” meaning that us, humans are sinful and guilty, but the earth; nature, is clean and “Unsinning.”In closing, the poem Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood, by William Cullen Bryant, is a great example of American Romanticism. It uses many literary devices. This poem portrays the beauty of nature, and its healing powers to man. This is a topic widely used with the romantic poets. It is very important to pay close attention to the tone, format, conflict and literary devices used, so the reader can have a better understanding of the poem, an enjoy it....
