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Metaphors Used In Poetry

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Poems can be the most sensitive and amazing piece of writing out there. Poems are used with metaphors, similes, symbols and allegories. This helps enhance the meaning and helps make a fresh understanding of it. People may see these poems differently from one another. You have to have an open mind at all times to fully comprehend what the author is trying to say. I have chosen three poems out of many, to show you the different metaphors and how they enhance the poem. The poems are “What Work Is” by Philip Levine, “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy and “Lady in the Pink Mustang” by Louise Erdrich. In the first poem, “What Work Is,” the author uses metaphors, and symbols to express how he feels. For instance, he writes “Feeling the light rain

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