You use metaphors to decipher the poem.
A metaphor is a comparison of two (like or unlike) things using only "is" to connect them.
For example: "Love is a fire, burning bright."
or "Night is quiet I desire and need."
An extended metaphor poem takes a metaphor and compares it throughout the poem, like:
"This night is the comfort,
Of a hug from mother to child.
It is the warmth and security,
Of love and compassion so tender.
This night is the nightmare,
The one that started it all.
It is what I fear most,
And the only thing I find serenity in."
A poem can be an extended metaphor, but it is not always an extended metaphor. For example, the poem "Constantly Risking Absurdity" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti contains an extended metaphor, wherein the author compares the poet to a tightrope walker.
Constantly Risking Absurdity
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Constantly risking absurdity
and death
whenever he performs
above the heads
of his audience
the poet like an acrobat
climbs on rime
to a high wire of his own making
and balancing on eyebeams
above a sea of faces
paces his way
to the other side of the day
performing entrachats
and sleight-of-foot tricks
and other high theatrics
and all without mistaking
any thing
for what it may not be
For he's the super realist
who must perforce perceive
taut truth
before the taking of each stance or step
in his supposed advance
toward that still higher perch
where Beauty stands and waits
with gravity
to start her death-defying leap
And he
a little charleychaplin man
who may or may not catch
her fair eternal form
spreadeagled in the empty air
of existence
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Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I
have seen your painted women under the gas lamps
luring the farm boys.
And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it
is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to
kill again.
And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the
faces of women and children I have seen the marks
of wanton hunger.
And having answered so I turn once more to those who
sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer
and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing
so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on
job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the
little soft cities;
Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning
as a savage pitted against the wilderness,
Bareheaded,
Shoveling,
Wrecking,
Planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding,
Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with
white teeth,
Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a young
man laughs,
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has
never lost a battle,
Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.
and under his ribs the heart of the people,
Laughing!
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of
Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog
Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with
Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.
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It has a few extended metaphor short poems (:
Extended metaphors can be used at any point in a poem but it really depends on personal preference and they usually help to make a poem more vivid and give the poem a little more tangibility by likening it to a situation in which a listener can relate.
An extended metaphor is when one compares something to something else for several sentences. Authors like William Shakespeare often use extended metaphors in their writing.
mending wall
It is a extended metaphor between an outhouse and a poem
An extended metaphor
the poem Parachute by Lenrie Peters is an extended metaphor used by Peters to describe Trust.
"Life the hound" is a metaphor in this poem.
a poem that keeps going on and then stops.................
The extended metaphor in the poem "Your Father as a Guitar" by Martin Espada compares the speaker's father to a guitar, highlighting the father's resilience, strength, and ability to endure hardship just as a guitar withstands the test of time and produces beautiful music despite being played roughly.
It is a extended metaphor between an outhouse and a poem
An extended metaphor
Life is a winding road, twisting and turning through valleys of despair and mountains of joy. Each bend revealing new challenges and opportunities, weaving a tapestry of memories and experiences that shape our journey. In the end, we find that the true beauty of life lies not in the destination, but in the path we have walked and the lessons we have learned along the way.
A poem is a poem it has a name for a reason it may contain metaphors or personification so can it be called extended personification ? Well probably only if you have personification in it then call it what ever you want
In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the forked road symbolizes the choices a person makes in life and the uncertainty that comes with making those decisions. The metaphor of the road continues to develop as the speaker reflects on the consequences of choosing one path over the other and the impact it has on their future.
Depends on the type of poem for the example. It is metaphore that continues on for 2 or more lines in any type of poem.
the poem Parachute by Lenrie Peters is an extended metaphor used by Peters to describe Trust.
The poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes does not contain a paradox. It is a straightforward and poignant exploration of the importance of dreams as a source of inspiration and motivation in life. Hughes simply emphasizes the idea that dreams are vital for nourishing hope and perseverance.
An extended metaphor is one that stretches longer than a single sentence. A regular metaphor would be something like "She was a rock, unchanging." An extended metaphor would expand on that idea.
its an extended metaphor comparing life to stairs that it self is endless. you shouldn't give up even if your life was bad
You use metaphors to decipher the poem. A metaphor is a comparison of two (like or unlike) things using only "is" to connect them. For example: "Love is a fire, burning bright." or "Night is quiet I desire and need." An extended metaphor poem takes a metaphor and compares it throughout the poem, like: "This night is the comfort, Of a hug from mother to child. It is the warmth and security, Of love and compassion so tender. This night is the nightmare, The one that started it all. It is what I fear most, And the only thing I find serenity in."