Figurative Language

The authors use specific types of figurative language varying the experience the reader has with the poem; connotation, imagery, simile, metaphor, and personification provide the audience with the perspective the author feels necessary. “There is no Frigate like a Book”, “The Man with Night Sweats”, “Bright Star”, “It sifts from Leaden Sieves”, and “The Telephone” show the reader specific elements of figurative language. The connotation of a word refers to the emotional and cultural association with the word rather than its dictionary definition. “There is no Frigate like a Book” by Emily Dickinson is a representation of connotation. As an illustration, “There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away” in lines 1 and 2 this is proof
“The Man with Night Sweats” by Thom Gunn is a representation of imagery. For example, “Sweat, and a clinging sheet.” in line 4 is a representation of imagery because it gives the reader a visual feeling of sweat, and using the reader’s sense of sight and touch (Gunn). Also, “The given shield was cracked,” in line 14 cracked is a clear example of imagery because the reader can mentally see and hear the shield crack (Gunn). As been noted, imagery appeals to the readers’ five senses while similes appeal to the readers’ imagination by comparing unlikely
A good example of a metaphor is the poem “It sifts from Leaden Sieves” by Emily Dickinson. For example, “It wraps it rail by rail” in line 10 is an example of a metaphor because it compares the falling snow to wraps around the wood (Dickinson). Then, “It powders all wood” in line 2 is an example because the phrase “Snow covering all wood” is compared by saying “powders” this is an example of a metaphor (Dickinson). Nonetheless, metaphors compare two unlike things, but a personification gives human qualities to inanimate