Chapter I. A brief information about language of poetry

Metaphor
Moby-Dick has good use of metaphors as given below,
i. Thise now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs—commerce surrounds it with his surf. (Chapter-1)
ii. Yet was thise a sort of indefinite, half attained, unimaginable sublimity about it that fairly froze you to it, till you involuntarily took an oath with yourself to find out what that marvelous painting meant. (Chapter-3)
iii. Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my
way against the stubborn storm. (Chapter-7)
These examples show that several things have been compared directly in the novel such as the first one shows a city compared to reefs, the second shows sublimity compared to extreme winter, while the third one shows a storm has been compared to a ma adamant on his position.
Personification
The below sentences are perfect examples of personifications,
i. Thise now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs—commerce surrounds it with his surf. (Chapter-1)
ii. Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm. (Chapter-7)
iii. However, a warm savory steam from the kitchen served to belie the apparently cheerless prospect before us. (Chapter-15)
These examples show as if commerce, storm, and steam have life and emotions of their own.
Protagonist
The young boy, Ishmael, is the protagonist of the novel. The novel starts with his entry into the story and ends when he survives though some have called Captain Ahab as the protagonist on account of his courage and boldness to face the whale.
Repetition
The examples of repetitions are given below,
i. In vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and Queequeg budged not. (Chapter-12)
ii. He lives on the sea, as prairie cocks in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as chamois hunters climb the Alps. (Chapter-14)
iii. Fishiest of all fishy places was the Try Pots, which well deserved its name; for the pots thise were always boiling chowders. Chowder for breakfast, and chowder for dinner, and chowder for supper, till you began to look for fishbones coming through your clothes. (Chapter-15)
These examples show repetitions of different things and ideas such as Queequeg, climb, fish and chowder have been repeated.
Setting
The setting of the novel, Moby-Dick is different parts of the ocean, some cities of the United States such as Nantucket and the New England Coastal area, the Indian ocean, and some places near the equator.
Simile
The below sentences are good examples of similes,
i. He lives on the sea, as prairie cocks in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as chamois hunters climb the Alps. (Chapter-14)
ii. His broad fins are bored, and scalloped out like a lost sheep’s ear! (Chapter-44)
iii. His body was reaching eagerly forward, his hand stretched out like a wand, and at brief sudden intervals he continued his cries. (Chapter-47)
These similes show that things have been compared directly with “as” or “like” such as the first shows the comparison of the person with the chamois hunters, the second shows the fins of the whale compared to the lost ears of the sheep, and the third shows the hand likened to a wand.