Question

What figurative language / literary devices are in the following quote? What is the meaning? (Part 2)

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer will be multiple-part.

Explanation:

"Your courage to the sticking place" is a well-known statement - from Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The idiom screw... to the sticking place - if you do some research - is defined as "being firm and resolute in... (in this case, courage)." This echoes Shakespeare's ambitious nature - as is shown in a poetic style.

The rest of this paragraph reflects that aspect of him as well. Such words as:

Wassail

Warder

Limbeck

Swinish

Spongy

Quell

Though seemingly just part of the nature of poetry, these words may spark images in your mind that typical, everyday words otherwise don't.

I hope you can gather a lot of info from all of that! Tell me if you need any further assistance...

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