This question is based on General Literary Principles. 'I love to pass my fingers, As tide through weeds of the sea And wind the tall fern-fronds Through th...

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The dominant poetic technique employed in the lines above is simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as". In the excerpt, the speaker compares passing his fingers through the strands of hair to the tide passing through weeds of the sea, which is an example of a simile. Although there is also some alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds) in the lines (e.g. "wind the tall fern-fronds through the strands of your hair"), it is not the dominant technique used.