"Boots" is a poem by English poet Rudyard kipling, it was first published in 1903, in his collection "The Five Nations."
Here is all the Rhetoric Devices of Boots by Kipling
Rhetoric Devices of 'Boots'
"We're foot—slog—slog—slog—sloggin' over Africa", In the line, we found an Alliteration: The repetition of the "slog" sound explores the monotony and laborious march of the soldiers in the second boer war. "Foot—foot—foot—foot—sloggin' over Africa", the line expresses a Repetition: The repeated "foot" of soldiers and "slog" of the walking are reinforcing the tiring and endless nature of the journey.
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up and down again!) Onomatopoeia: The word "boots" imitates the sound of marching, bringing the reader into the soldiers' experience in the battle. "There's no discharge in the war!", here is an Irony: The line expresses the inescapability of their difficult situation, which is contrasting the soldiers' desire for rest with the relentless demands of war.
"Seven—six—eleven—five—nine-an'-twenty mile today", the line expresses an Hyperbole: The exaggerated distances convey the seemingly endless journey and fatigue of the soldiers, the big type of journey is showing an Hyperbol as a Rhetoric Device.
"Four—eleven—seventeen—thirty-two the day before;" In the line, here we have found, "Hyperbole and Repetition": The exaggerated mileage continues, and it is emphasizing the relentless nature of their march. Their repeating of journey is showing the lack of metal relentless in the battle.
"(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up and down again!)", In the line, Onomatopoeia and Repetition: The term "boots" is continuing often, which is expressing the patience of the soldiers.
"There's no discharge in the war!", here is an Irony and Repetition: the hopeless thught of the poet is repeating agagin through this line, the poet wants to go out from this. "Don't—don't—don't—don't—look at what's in front of you." The line expresses an Anaphora: the soldiers should tune to their duty, they can not do anything. For that reason, the poet is using the term "don't", it is repetition and an anaphora.
"(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up and down again);" In the texts, Onomatopoeia and Repetition: Reinforces the monotonous rhythm and the physical and mental exhaustion. "Men—men—men—men—men go mad with watchin' em," here the poet says that this is a more lunatic things to follow the enemy soldier in patient way, and here is used an Repetition through the term "men."
"An' there's no discharge in the war!" From this line, we explore synecdoche as the word "War" explains the death, hunger, poverty, and thirst. "Try—try—try—try—to think o' something different—" An Assonance is shown in the line, by outing the sound from "try", the ending sound is coming like "ay."