What are the poetic techniques used in the elegy for a tortoise by Christine Ortega?

"An Elegy for a Tortoise" by Christine Ortega uses personification to give human-like qualities to the tortoise, symbolism to represent deeper themes through the tortoise's death, and imagery to create vivid mental pictures of the tortoise's life and passing. The poem also employs repetition for emphasis, creating a rhythmic and mournful tone.