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On The Sea

…Sea” and “Of Hecate leaves them their old shadowy sound.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature. The…

Apologia

…common sense” and “Not marking how the spotted hawk in flight.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different…

Kindness

…back in 1980. Since then, the poem has become highly popular due to the metaphorical presentation of the feeling of kindness. Therefore, it has been republished in several other collections,…

I Am Offering this Poem

…such as “when winter comes to cover you”, “over your hair, to tie up around your face” and “in dense trees, come knocking.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech…

The Harvest Moon

…roofs of villages, on woodland crests”, “Gone are the birds that were our summer guests” and “ As flowers and fruits and falling of the leaves.” Metaphor: It is a…

Woman Work

…Maya Angelou has used imagery in this poem, such as “Shine on me, sunshine”, “The clothes to mend” and “Fall softly, dewdrops.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in…

Gretel in Darkness

…as though.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature. The poem shows the use of harm…

Life Is Fine

Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature. The poet has used the metaphor of wine for life to…

The Last Laugh

…This is an ironic poem that presents the horrific and helpless death of the war soldiers versus the laugh of war weapons. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in…

Now

…gives me at last”, “This tick of our life-time’s one moment you love me” and “While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut and lips meet.” Metaphor: It is a figure…

The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves

…such as “The crocodile cried”, “The lion signed” and “The leopard sneered.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are…

Two Butterflies Went Out at Noon

…or by Merchantman—.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature. The writer has the metaphor of…

I Felt a Funeral in My Brain

…Box”, “And all the Heavens were a Bell” and “And then a Plank in Reason, broke.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made…

Fall, Leaves, Fall

…“Every leaf speaks bliss to me”, “Blossom where the rose should grow” and “Ushers in a drearier day.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison…

A Former Life

…eyes.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature. The writer has used natural elements as a…

I Loved You

…“It burns so quietly within my soul”, and “The flame, perhaps, is not extinguished; yet.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between…

Not Waving but Drowning

…is only one metaphor used in the first stanza. In verse, ‘Not Waving but Drowning’, drowning metaphorically presents the dead man’s troubles and depression which nobody understood. Alliteration: Alliteration is…

Patterns

…Lowell has used imagery in this poem such as; “With my powdered hair and jewelled fan,”, “My dress is richly figured” and “Tripping by in high-heeled, ribboned shoes.” Metaphor: It…

Wild Oats

…paradoxical, as it hints that this is a poem about nature, but tells the tale of a failed love. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied…