In the line 'A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing', which poetic device is used to give the cricket human qualities like the ability to be 'silly'?

The poem 'The Ant and the Cricket' is a fable, meaning the characters are animals that behave like humans to teach a lesson. Which poetic device is primarily used throughout the poem to allow the ant and cricket to speak and plan for the future?

In the line, 'When the frost was all around,' the word 'frost' contributes to the imagery of the poem. Which sense does this description primarily appeal to?

In the line 'Not a crumb to be found / On the snow-covered ground', what poetic device is used to link the two phrases through the repetition of similar ending sounds?

In the line 'My heart was so light', what poetic device is the Cricket using to describe his mood during the summer?

In the line 'Not a flower could he see, Not a leaf on a tree', which poetic device is used through the repetition of the word 'Not' at the beginning of consecutive clauses?

In the line 'Away he set off to a miserly ant', what poetic device describes the use of the word 'miserly' to characterize the ant's personality?

What is the rhyme scheme of the initial lines: 'A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing / Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring'?

In the line 'Himself to keep alive', the poet reverses the typical word order of the sentence. Which poetic device involves this unusual arrangement of words to fit a rhyme or meter?

The poem concludes with 'Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true:'. Which poetic device is used when the poet addresses the reader directly to explain the real-world significance of the story?