His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank;
(a) Identify the stage being referred to.
(b) Which poetic device has been used in these lines?
© Find the word in the stanza which means the same as ‘legs from the knee to the ankle.’
(a) The stage being referred to is the sixth stage.
(b) In ‘youthful hose’ the tight fitting leg covering has been personified by being called ‘youthful’.
© The word is ‘shank.’