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types of figurative language were used in the poem
Line/Verse/Stanza Type of Figurative Meaning Gleaned
Language Used
Thee, dear friend, a brother Oxymoron This lines mean that the
soothes, brother will soothe whoever is
Not with flatteries, but truths, in pain with the reality rather
Which tarnish not, but purify than sugar-coating it. The
brother will only say what is
he truth to purify judgement.
From the fragrant solitudes; Personification The persona went to the
— forest or somewhere where’s
Listen what the poplar-tree he or she is alone with nature
And murmuring waters to think. The persona
counselled me searched for where it is quiet
and peacefu.
Hide thy grief within thy Synecdoche It means that when the
breast, person’s love is unreturned
then the person can take
comfort in the persona's
chest and embrace. The
persona will be there for
them.
For when love has once Metaphor When someone’s love for
departed another has disappeared,
From the eyes of the false- they are not blind anymore
hearted, and are able to see the truth
And one by one has torn off objectively. The “bandages”
quite on their eyes have been
The bandages of purple light; “removed.”
A vixen to his altered eye; Connotation This shows how one's image
can be altered by how
someone feel about them.
Their image may be bad or
good depending on whether
one’s feelings on them are
positive or negative.
Who drinks of Cupid's nectar Connotation Cupids nectar cup pertains to
cup love. This whole lines
pertains to people who fall in
love.
To ransack earth for riches Connotation Riches pertains to the
rare, diamonds and crystals that
are hiding within the earth
and that they are searching
for them.
