Metaphor

The first metaphor I really liked was from “Tichbornes’s Elegy.” It was the line “All of my good is but vain hope of gain.” The reason being it was so vivid and informative. That one minute line explains so much about the writer and about him. It says that the only good he does is for hope that some gain will occur in his life. I could picture him as being a posing Christian. A person who isn’t really good natured but acts good to get to the pearly gates. He is vain and selfish. He isn’t concerned with how what he does helps or benefits another only what it will do for him in the long run. This line also appeals to me because of its honesty. It is so true. We live in the “Me” era where everyone is worried about self-actualization and self-aggrandizement. Other people’s welfare has come increasingly unimportant and community and family unity have gone out the window.

The next didn’t seem like a metaphor but was appealing none the less and it was the entire poem “Thaw Night.” The personification in the poem created such a vivid visual image and tickled my senses. You can almost feel like you are there in that exact moment