…roamed and rambled and I’ve followed my footsteps” and “And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied…
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Sonnet 22
…“Thou gav’st me thine not to give back again.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature….
Shut Out
…as; “A violet bed is budding near”, “Blinded with tears; nor grieve for that” and “The spirit was silent; but he took.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in…
Matthew 11:28
…the Christians or followers with challenges who are not present during his speech. (Note: It is not the punctuation mark.) Metaphor – The part of the verse ‘all ye that…
John 11:25
…verse of John 11:35 is a statement but has several relevant literary devices in it. Here are some examples. Metaphor – In this verse, Jesus compares himself with two things….
Meditation at Lagunitas
…“endless distances. I must have been the same to her” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in…
Sonnet 27
…ghastly night” and “Presents thy shadow to my sightless view.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in…
Ode on Solitude
…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 man’s nature as an extended…
Strange Fruit
…realistic picture of how the mob of white people brutally murdered African Americans. He uses the image of the rotten bodies of African Americans as an extended metaphor to show…
The Bean Eaters
…and “As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths, tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.” Metaphor: It…
Leviticus 18:22
…/i/ and /ai/ in ‘Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination’. Extended Metaphor – The verse is a possible extended metaphor for homosexuality that leads…
Sonnet 9
…“That thou no form of thee hast left behind”, “Look what an unthrift in the world doth spend” and “And kept unused the user so destroys it.” Metaphor: It is…
Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
…in this poem such as “Of night and light and the half-light”, “would spread the cloths under your feet” and “Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” Metaphor: It…
When I am Dead, My Dearest
…“I shall not hear the nightingale.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature. The poet has used death…
On Being Human
…of.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature. The poem uses God’s superiority as an extended…
I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed
…of the Foxglove’s door ” and “I shall but drink the more.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are…
A Route of Evanescence
…this poem such as “With a revolving Wheel”, “A Resonance of Emerald” and “The Mail from Tunis – probably.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied…
From the Dark Tower
…light, but crumple, piteous, and fall;” and “So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is…
All Hallows’ Eve
…the cracking bones and creeping doom in this stanza. Although the writer uses metaphors of supernatural violence, the indirect message about an abusive relationship is quite evident. The poem’s final…
Proverbs 3:5
…self-dependence. Literary Devices of Proverbs 3:5 The verse of Proverbs 3:5 is a simple directive by King Solomon. It consists of some noteworthy literary devices. Here are some examples. Metaphor…
