Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep Figurative Language
Poetry comes in many shapes and forms. Some are short yet thought provoking, others are long and amusing. With such a diverse range, poetry is a form of art that can stir up so many different emotions and reaction. The poems that are being evaluated here are no exception. Do Not Go Into That Good Night is cautious, The End and the Beginning has a wiser tone, Hate Poem, and Invictus has a surge of determination. However, while these poems are admirable, Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye should win due to it's structure, and theme.
Every poem is unique and one of the main factors to a poems individuality is it's structure. Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep not only has a rhyme scheme, but it provides praiseworthy figurative language. One of the obvious figurative language in the poem, were the metaphors. For instance, there were the lines "I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on the snow" (lines 3-4). Not only do the metaphors create vivid images, but it plays a key role in understanding the theme. Additionally, the author uses repetition in the lines “ do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not …show more content…
Many find it hard to handle death knocking at their, or a loved one’s, door. This is because people face death with denial, anger, and other negative emotions. However, in this poem, the author links death not with the end, but instead a transformation. You can see this when it states “I am the soft stars that shine at night” (10). In other words, the author is saying that while she might not physically be next to you, she will be among other various things, such as stars. By linking death to beautiful nature instead of a void head stone, it helps people not to sulk endlessly and remember those who have passed with fondness. This concept, this theme, is crucial to introduce to
Every poem is unique and one of the main factors to a poems individuality is it's structure. Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep not only has a rhyme scheme, but it provides praiseworthy figurative language. One of the obvious figurative language in the poem, were the metaphors. For instance, there were the lines "I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on the snow" (lines 3-4). Not only do the metaphors create vivid images, but it plays a key role in understanding the theme. Additionally, the author uses repetition in the lines “ do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not …show more content…
Many find it hard to handle death knocking at their, or a loved one’s, door. This is because people face death with denial, anger, and other negative emotions. However, in this poem, the author links death not with the end, but instead a transformation. You can see this when it states “I am the soft stars that shine at night” (10). In other words, the author is saying that while she might not physically be next to you, she will be among other various things, such as stars. By linking death to beautiful nature instead of a void head stone, it helps people not to sulk endlessly and remember those who have passed with fondness. This concept, this theme, is crucial to introduce to