Help identify Devices in these Pieces

[kingofpe]

Could someone please help me identify the language devices used in these pieces.


http://www.theage.com.au/comment/bali-nine-why-i-wont-be-lighting-a-candle-for-myuran-sukumaran-and-andrew-chan-20150129-130v38.html

So far for this article i have:

"shot through the heart" imagery
"A mother is about to lose a son" family appeals and values
"if the eight kilograms ...... made it back to Aust" cause and effect

http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/news/blog/2015/4/opinion-lets-not-lose-our-humanity/

"we" Inclusive Language
"We cannot control the decisions our children make – we can only sit and wonder how we would feel if it were our children that had made that terrible decision 10 years ago, or might sometime in the future" Appeal to parental values

I also got  Poem but that was easy I just struggle to find devices in these two pieces

Any help would be good