Figurative Language

I Heard a fly buzz when I died

-The image of a fly buzz is central to the poem.
-Death is also an image that is central to the poem.
-The poet conveys the uncertainty of death.
-The buzz is placed in the beginning of the poem and at the end of the poem
-The poet only mentioned death once in the first stanza, yet, it is obvious that throughout the whole poem she's dying
-The poet tried to compare death and a fly.
-The poet used king as a metaphor for god
-The word buzz is a good sound device to have, because it helps convey the CAP that she's dying.
-The fly is a good diction that the author used, because obviously, it does not mean a fly
-The poet's diction choice gives a double meaning to the poem
-Yes, because it seems to me that the death is a slow process. The poet's still uncertain about dying
-I think that the poet tried to use the fly and the buzz as a distraction from the idea/imagery of death. Often, a fly buzz or a fly distracts a person from what he/she is doing. Overall, it makes the reader experience a feeling of fuzziness and uncertainty. It's a hard expression to explain.

She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms

-The central images are brooms and various colors. Also, there's an image of cleaning

-Routines, colorfulness and swiftness are conveyed
-The word brooms' used all over the poem, and it's repeated over and over again
-I don't think the "aprons fly" belongs in the poem
-This entire poem is full of metaphors. The "house wife", "brooms" and the "dust" are all metaphors
-The brooms help convey the CAP that it's a repetitive process and it's a cycle
-Instead of just saying what the poet means literally, she uses different ways to portray a day's beginning, end, and come again
-"Many-colored brooms" is a good figurative language. It can be interpreted as so many things. It portrays a picture of light and rainbows. It begins the poem with a warm and bright feeling.
-The poet could have used something else other than shreds. "Shreds" encompasses all small things, and it leaves the image to the reader's imagination
-The second stanza gives the reader a feeling of openness. When I read it, it gave me a pleasing feeling; especially with the "purple raveling and the duds of emerald"
-Overall, the poem conveys the beauty within a day. The figurative language helps to capture images that many would have missed daily; yet, it still leaves the reader to imaginations and appreciation towards day.

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