Identify the figurative language used in these stanzas of Amy Lowell's \"In Excelsis.\". . In complete sentences, explain how it
is used to convey meaning in the poem given below: You are frozen as the clouds You are far and sweet as the high clouds I dare reach to you I dare touch the rim of your brightness I leap beyond the winds,I cry and shout For my throat is keen as a sword. Sharpened on a hone of ivory. My throat sings the joy of my eyes, The rushing gladness of my love.
The poem expresses that the person is harbouring a certain
emotion for the subject however; the subject appears to be very far from the
person speaking in the poem. It can also be that the person is also
experiencing a one sided love with the subject but was not able to express
fully his or her emotion.
The author uses metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and onomatopeias as it is explained below.
A metahpor is used to make readers understand the connection between the two words but doesn't literally make sense. For example: a) You are <u>frozen</u> as the <u>clouds</u>, b) You are <u>far and sweet</u> as <u>the high clouds</u>.
Personification which means to give human characteristics to inanimate objects, example: I dare <u>touch</u> the rim of<u> your brightness.</u>
Hyperbole: is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point. It tends toward the ridiculous or the funny. In this sense, the author states: I <u>leap</u> beyond <u>the winds</u>, For my throat is keen as a sword. Sharpened on a hone of ivory.
