In the poem, "As Children Bid the Guests Good Night", by Emily Dickinson, some figurative language that is used is, "My flowers raise their pretty lips". This creates meaning in the poem because flowers do not have lips, but it helps the reader use their imagination. Another piece of figurative language is, "My flowers from a hundred cribs will peep, and prance again." While "peeping and prancing" is usually done when something is filled with energy, the author probably means that her flowers will soon become more lively. In the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", by Wordsworth, the figurative language used in this poem is, "I wandered lonely as a cloud". This is a metaphor and it creates meaning by comparing two unlike things, one's self and the clouds. This probably means that the author either felt "light" when writing this or wanted to make the reader feel some type of peace when reading this.
