…repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /a/ in “And, like an insatiable actor, slowly and; With meditation”. Metaphor: It is a figure of…
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Little Boy Blue
…of consonant sounds in the same line in quick succession such as the sound of /b/ sound in “Little boy blue.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which…
Examples Of Figurative Language In Popular Songs
…made of paper The entire song is an extended metaphor of struggle and overcoming. Here the singer has used oxymoron in the line ‘its long way down, but I am…
Examples Of Figurative Language In Children’s Poetry and Rhymes
…of figurative languages you can find in poetry are Simile, Metaphor, Symbolism, Alliteration, Hyperbole, and many more. For a detailed list refer to this article: //literarydevices.net/figurative-language/. Here are a few…
I Remember, I Remember
…is made between different persons and objects. There is only one metaphor used in the stanza where it is stated as, ‘tis little joy. The speaker metaphorically compares his present…
The Second Coming
…Metaphor: There are several metaphors used in this poem such as, “the Falcon” and “the falconer,” which stands for the world and the controlling force that directs humanity. Similarly, “the…
I Am!
…sweetly slept” and “But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature….
Sunflower Sutra
…“So I grabbed up the skeleton thick sunflower and stuck it at my side like a scepter,” and “The grime was no man’s grime but death and human locomotives.” Metaphor:…
The Great Gatsby
…on account of greed, avariciousness, and lasciviousness that it breeds. However, when the novel shows metaphorical language and elaborate images, it seems highly sophisticated. Fitzgerald is an expert writer and…
A Supermarket in California
…was mental. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between the objects and persons that are different in nature. The speaker has used…
She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
…springs of Dove”, “Half hidden from the eye” and “But she is in her grave, and, oh.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is…
This Is Just To Say
…speaker’s apology lacks true meanings. For example, “Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is…
King Lear
…between the dragon and his wrath. (1.1.109-110) Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend (1.4.173) These are three metaphors among various other metaphors. In the first metaphor, Cordelia compares her feelings to her…
The Chambered Nautilus
…live. The poem begins with the metaphorical description of this tiny creature and ends with the ultimate lesson it teaches us. The speaker reflects upon the various stages of its…
Lady Lazarus
…terrify?—— The speaker states that her right foot is heavy, like a paperweight. Using this metaphor, she continues saying that her face is featureless, and it is like a fine…
The Snow-Storm
…in slow structures, stone by stone”. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between the objects different in nature. Snowstorm is the metaphor…
After the Fact
…Allen Poe show after the fact and paint the protagonist in a bad light. The narrator could have stayed neutral.” Here the phrase has been given as a metaphor of…
Achilles Heel
…heel of the British Achilles! and the immense difference between military and naval superiority.” Here Coleridge has implied this phrase in metaphorical terms. Later, it transformed into a short phrase…
In Flanders Fields
…humans that can sing. Metaphor: There is only one metaphor used in the first line of the second stanza of the poem, “We are the Dead.” The poet is comparing…
A Visit from St. Nicholas
…his pack.” Metaphor: Metaphor means when a word or a phrase used to describe an object or an action which is not entirely true but can help the readers to…
