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The More Loving One

…is an awful thing when a person or beast shows indifference to the love of another person. The stanza shows the main idea of indifference toward love through the metaphor

To The Foot From Its Child

…tough life wherever the man in question goes. Ultimately it goes down in the grave and may become an apple in the next lifecycle. In a way, this metaphor of…

John 14:6

…Hence the verse is a dialogue or a statement spoken by Jesus, unlike the epistles that were addressed to churches or a congregation. Metaphor – Here, Jesus uses metaphor (describes…

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

…anguish is at its peak in this soliloquy. Literary Devices Tone: Gloomy and dejected. Metaphor: “To sleep” is a metaphor representing death, while “dream” is metaphor for consciousness after death….

Song: To Celia

…creating imagery when he describes the “rosy wreath.” Metaphor: It is a comparison between two things that are unrelated but share common characteristics. For example, line 3 shows the speaker…

Africa

…beautiful land lost its original form. Beauty of the poem lies in its metaphorical presentation of African continent. “Africa”, As a Representative of Sorrow: This poem is about the miserable…

Sympathy

…the African-American community. Using the metaphor of a bird, Dunbar highlights the importance of freedom. He also describes captivity through the plea and struggle of a caged bird. “Sympathy” As…

The Flea

…uses “flea” as an extended metaphor to demonstrate his desire to have intimacy. At the outset, he says that their blood is mixed in the body of the flea, implying…

Huswifery

…the imperfections of his soul with His grace. Using the spinning wheel as an extended metaphor, the speaker shows how God can take each part of our life and can…

The Winter of Our Discontent

…He tries to bring his own summer by manipulating, or murdering, anyone getting in his way, or by treachery. Literary Devices Metaphor: Winter is a metaphor for sadness and oppression….

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

…even from the worst situation, something good will come. Literary Devices Metaphor: Silver lining is used as a metaphor for optimism, and cloud is a metaphor for difficulty and sadness….

The Waste Land

…Through “The Waste Land,” T. S. Eliot brings clarity and richness to this poem using appropriate devices. The analysis of some of the literary devices is given below. Metaphor: There…

Lights Out

…to travel the path willingly surrenders it. By using the metaphor of sleep, the poet has beautifully sketched the process of death, which is inevitable. Every passing day takes us…

The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls

…comparison is made between the objects different in nature. For example, “twilight” is the metaphor of old age or the final days of mortal life. The extended metaphor of ‘rising’…

Rhetorical Device

…a word or expression in the first part of some verses. Refrain: The lines that are repeated at some distance in the poems are called refrain. Metaphor: It is a…

The Chimney Sweeper

…‘weep! ‘weep! ‘weep!” and the sound of /i/ in “And so he was quiet, & that very night”. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison…

A Bird in the Hand

…Sentences as Literary Devices Example #1: The phrase ‘a bird in the hand’ can be used as a metaphor. For example, ‘He did not sell his land to purchase more…

A Diamond in the Rough

…This phrase is also used as a metaphor such as “You cannot judge him as he is a diamond in the rough.” Here the phrase has been used as a…

A Change is as Good as A Rest

…while.” The proverb has been used to reflect the change that becomes metaphorical in a sense. Example #2: “He is habitual of thinking a change is as good as a…