Thick Grow The Rush Leaves Figurative Language

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Did you ever notice that every good poet uses figurative language? While often they use this type of speech to enhance the imagery within their poems, many times they use it in different ways. These similarities and differences of figurative language that appear within these two poems can be hard to spot. However, here are some examples I have found after I compared and contrasted the use of figurative language in “I Beg of You, Chung Tzu” and “Thick Grow the Rush Leaves.” To begin with, both poems are similar because they both use imagery to show their love towards their beloved. Imagery is words or phrases that appeal to the senses and emotions. In “Thick Grow The Rush Leaves,” the speaker says, “close grow the rush leaves, their white dew not yet dry.” This provides an image of still dewy leaves that symbolize how her love is not yet dead but instead still alive and thriving. “I Beg of You, Chung Tzu” also uses imagery. The speaker mentions how she loves Chung Tzu dearly, but familial approval scares her so she tells Chung Tzu not to break anything they planted. …show more content…

A tone is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. A tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. The tone in “I Beg of You, Chung Tzu” is a conflicting, indecisive tone. “Do not break the willows we have planted. Not that I mind about the willows... Chung Tzu I dearly love; but of what my father and mother say indeed I am afraid,” says the speaker. This shows that she’s conflicted over introducing her beloved to her family for fear of disapproval. In “Thick Grow The Rush Leaves,” the speaker's tone is romantically yearning and celebratory. She is not afraid to show her feelings for her beloved, and, in the end, she ends up with her

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