Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CRITICAL SPECIMEN: 1. A SIMILE, by ALEXANDER POPE


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First Line: So on maeotis' marsh (where reeds and rushes)
Last Line: And swells his bloated corps to largest size.
Subject(s): Metaphor; Similes


So on Maeotis' Marsh, (where Reeds and Rushes
Hide the deceitful Ground, whose waving Heads
Oft' bend to Auster's blasts, or Boreas' Rage,
The Haunt of the voracious Stork or Bittern,
Where, or the Crane, Foe to Pygmoean Race,
Or Ravenous Corm'rants shake their flabby Wings,
And from soak'd Plumes disperse a briny Show'r,
Or spread their feather'd Sails against the Beams,
Or, of the Rising or Meridian Sun)
A baneful Hunch-back'd Toad, with look Maligne,
Glares on some Traveller's unwary steps,
Whether by Chance, or by Misfortune led
To tread those dark unwholsesome, misty Fens,
Rage strait Collects his Venom all at once,
And swells his bloated Corps to largest size.





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