…Metaphor: Marquis uses metaphor to create powerful, direct comparisons that deepen our understanding of the cat’s nature. “His eyes are coals from the middle of Hell” This directly equates the…
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The Runaway
…empathetic stance, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions about the scene. This reliance on suggestion and implication invites deeper reflection. Metaphor and Simile The poem employs both metaphor…
Betting on the Muse
…where one can “keep / getting better instead / of worse.” The metaphor of “still keep / hitting them over the / wall” evokes the athlete’s triumph but recontextualizes it…
The Butterfly
…ghetto are denied. Its lightness and upward movement metaphorically represent the aspiration for freedom and a world beyond the walls. The butterfly’s imagined farewell also functions metaphorically: “It went away,…
The Beggars
…The Unsettling Dynamics: Irony and Metaphor in “The Beggars” Rilke employs irony and metaphor to highlight the distorted power dynamics between the beggars and the visitor, revealing the transactional nature…
Some Kiss We Want
…appealing to touch and sight. These images collectively build a luxurious and sensual experience, drawing the reader into the speaker’s profound emotional landscape. Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of…
Still Here
…conditions the speaker has endured. Metaphor in Still Here The poem functions largely through an extended metaphor, where natural elements represent the hardships of life. The harsh weather conditions are…
Flying at Night
…perhaps their transient brilliance against the cosmic backdrop. Metaphor: The poem operates on a broader metaphorical level, where the contrast between cosmic and human scale serves as a metaphor for…
Ellis Island
…Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as,” suggesting one thing *is* another. In “Ellis Island,” the entire island…
Eden Rock
…cups painted blue,” symbolizes domesticity, comfort, and cherished family moments. It represents a timeless, idealized memory of togetherness. Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: The entire poem can be read as an…
Christmas 1970
…of displacement in concrete, relatable details. Metaphor: The poem is rich in metaphor, where one thing is spoken of as if it were another, creating deeper layers of meaning. The…
Bullocky
…employs metaphor to deepen its themes. The bullocky’s journey itself becomes a metaphor for the human struggle and perseverance inherent in life. The “long solitary tracks” are not just physical…
September Twelfth, 2001
…of the speaker’s morning: “taste the air, / the incredible joy of coffee / and the morning light,” which evoke warmth and routine. Metaphor: The poem’s most striking **metaphor** appears…
In a Convex Mirror
…is “Time’s still waters deeply flow,” which provides a potent visual metaphor for the relentless yet quiet passage of time. Metaphor A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike…
Refugee in America
…this stanza propels the reader onward, reflecting the speaker’s deep emotional turmoil and the weight of their unspoken knowledge. Imagery and Metaphor: Painting with Words The poem utilizes powerful imagery…
Immigrants at Central Station 1951
…abruptness and the immigrants’ passive obedience to forces beyond their control. Metaphor: Skrzynecki uses implied comparisons to deepen the emotional landscape of the poem. Consider the line: But we ate…
The Pigeons
…poem employs metaphor to transform ordinary elements into something more profound. The phrase “powder-pools of sunlight” (line 2) functions as a metaphor, transforming common patches of sunlight into something dreamlike…
The Pearl
…flesh, not brass” (line 27) metaphorically compares the human body to a base, perishable material, underscoring its impermanence. Another powerful metaphor is “thy silk twist let down from heaven to…
Harvest at Mynachlog
…physical exertion and the life force within the workers. Metaphor and Symbolism in “Harvest at Mynachlog” Clarke skillfully uses metaphor and symbolism to imbue the poem with deeper layers of…
Aboriginal Charter of Rights
…Metaphor is used to convey abstract ideas by directly comparing them to something else, without using “like” or “as.” The poem employs powerful metaphors to describe the subjugated status of…