Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CRITICAL SPECIMEN: 1. A SIMILE, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVING YOU IN FLEMISH by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN (APHORISMS OF MR. CANON ASPIRIN) by NORMAN DUBIE NOT WRITING POEMS ABOUT CHILDREN by CAROLYN KIZER MAROON BELLS by KENNETH REXROTH THINKING OF A RELATION BETWEEN THE IMAGES OF METHAPHORS by WALLACE STEVENS MY FATHER'S GARDEN by DAVID WAGONER AND AS IN ALICE by MARY JO BANG A RED, RED ROSE by ROBERT BURNS A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE |
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