Question

Match each excerpt to the figurative language it uses.

irony

synecdoche

symbols

metonymy

Poem
Figurative Language
O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been
Cool'd a long age in the deep-delved earth,
Tasting of Flora and the country green,
Dance, and Provençal song, and sunburnt mirth!

(from “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats)


The western wave was all a-flame
The day was well nigh done!
Almost upon the western wave
Rested the broad bright Sun;
When that strange shape drove suddenly
Betwixt us and the Sun.

(from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)


Thank Heaven! the crisis—
The danger is past,
And the lingering illness
Is over at last—
And the fever called "Living"
Is conquered at last.

(from “For Annie” by Edgar Allan Poe)


Ah, sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveller’s journey is done;

(from “Ah! Sun-flower” by William Blake)

Answer 1

Excerpts from the works of John Keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, and William Blake use various types of figurative language such as metaphors, symbols, and irony to convey complex meanings and images in their poems.

Step-by-step explanation:

Our task is to adapt the poetic fragments to the type of imagery used. Let's analyze each fragment and find the corresponding imagery.

Oh, for a sip of vintage! It was a long refreshment in the depths of the earth, a taste of the flora and green of the landscape, dancing, Provençal songs and joy baked in the sun! - This passage from “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats appears to be a metaphor. He compares the vintage drink to various elements of the landscape and suggests that the drink embodies the essence of nature and joy without using the words "like" or "like".

The western wave lights up. The day is over! The broad, shining sun rested almost on the west wave; When this strange figure suddenly came between us and the sun. – From “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the sun is used to symbolize the end of the day. The sun and its position symbolize the passage of time and the feeling of impending completion or achievement.

Answer 2

Rested the broad bright Sun;