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This line expresses personification because it describes dew can speak like human being. As inanimate object, dew cannot
do it. This line means that the curse will exist to human who is trying to uncared the voice message and just run away
The Meaning of this poem is meaning of each stanza. The first
stanza describes the position of place will human be. It shows the place human does not want to go but without realize, they are going to there.
Hell is made for bad people. Hell is located on the hill that also describes the place far inland for good people. Then in the second stanza describes
that God is speaking and cursing in Sunday morning that the day is known is holy day for Christian. God is speaking and giving message that human
cannot run away from Him and letting that hell is waiting
3.3 As easily as trees The theme of this poem is death that is signed with “he might
sleep” this theme describes human habit.
The figurative language is metaphor, simile, and personification
1 As easily as trees have dropped their leaves, so easily a man
This line expresses simile because there is a comparison which compares between tree and man that drop what they have
2 so unreluctantly, might drop all rags, ambitions, regrets
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This line expresses simile which compares between tree and man that drop the parts of them. This describes that man
without doubt to drop their bad things, forget what they want and their regret. It shows that man can do that easily
3 Today and lie in eaves in sun
This line expresses personification because it describes tree can do the same things like human do. As inanimate object it is
impossible, but in this line tree is only used as description. It means man has no consistency.
4 So he might sleep while they began
This line expresses metaphor because it compares between tree and man. This line describes that man often forget his ambition
until they lay in bury or in the other word is die. In other case, trees is growing the leaves
5 Falling or blown, to cover him
This line expresses metaphor because it compares tree and man. It describes that man is died while trees are growing new
leaves. It means leaves drop and cover his bury
The meaning of this poem is that man has a habit like trees that
easily to drop what he have and only has ambitions without do something so there is only regret until death comes, he just can lay his ambitions also
his regrets in the same place that is bury.
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3.4 Earthworm The theme of this poem is death, it describes that earthworm is
died, in some lines show where earthworm’s body is broken in the
beaks of birds, we know generally that earthworms are food of
birds. The figurative language is metaphor, personification and
hyperbole.
1 My spanding fork turning the earth turns
This line expresses personification because it describes a fork turning as inanimate object which can dig soil alone because
we also know that is impossible. 2
This fellow out-without touching him this time This line expresses personification because it describes the fork
has done it. As inanimate object it is impossible to happen 3
Robbed of all resistance to his progress This line expresses personification because describes the fork is
able to get the earthworm from soil as inanimate object it is impossible. The meaning of rob is take earthworm’s life
4 He squirms awhile in the too easy air
This line expresses metaphor because it shows the differences of earthworm’s house and air outside. This shows that he live
awhile before becoming a bird food
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5 Before an ancient and implicit purpose
This line expresses hyperbole because there is overstatement from this line that shows he earthworm will be a history due
to a food for bird 6
Start him traveling in one direction This line expresses metaphor because it shows earthworm in
soil and live as usual. This line describes earthworm can move freely
7 Reaching out, contracting, reaching out, contracting
This line expresses metaphor because it compares between in soil and outside there. This line describes how is earthworm
moving freely 8
A clean and glistening earth-pink This line expresses metaphor because it compares soil and
outside world of earthworm. Soil has clean air which knows the best place for breathing
9 He has turned more earth than I have with my fork
This line expresses metaphor because it compares the other fork and his fork. it describes that his fork is not the first to do
that but the other one ever did 10
He has lifted more earth than all men have or will
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This lie expresses metaphor because it compares earthworm and men. It describes that earthworm has lived in soil than all
men 11
Breaking the earth in spring men break his body This line expresses personification because it describes the fork
as subject which is able to dig soil to take worm 12
And it is broken in the beaks of birds This line expresses hyperbole because there is overstatement
that shows earthworm becomes food for birds and died The meaning of this poem is the meaning of each stanza. In the
first stanza describes an earthworm is taken by fork. it explains his pity feeling critically by using “robbed” in this line. Then in the second stanza
describes that earthworm only has short life because he has to become food for bird by using “ implicit purpose” that has meaning it is a destiny.
Then for showing earthworm’s life, as everyone knows that earthworm lives in soil with his way of walking is squirms, this line explains directly
by using “reaching out and contracting” in soil. And also mention soil as his house by using “earth-pink” in it. The last stanza describes his reason
for not blaming one by using sentence “ he has turned more earth than I have with my fork”, it clearly explained that is people do generally for
feed their birds. In this line mention that earthworm has to die in beaks of bird.
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4. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1 Conclusion
