The Curse The theme of this poem is religion that describes religion by

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3.2 The Curse The theme of this poem is religion that describes religion by

writing God in that line. The figurative language of this poem is metaphor, simile, metonymy and personification 1 Hell is a red barn on the hill This line expresses metaphor because it compares hell and red barn. This line shows red barn is a place that has no useful and red as we know, giving a meaning that red is symbol of fire or hell, and hill has a meaning that people always want to get top things in their life. Without realize, most people only look for the unworthy things 2 With another hill behind the barn of dung This line expresses metaphor because it compares hill which has barn and another barn. This shows that beside bad person there is bad person and both will go to same place 3 The road is stone and dust This line expresses metaphor because it compares the road and stone and dust. It means the road isn’t good Universitas Sumatera Utara 18 4 And in the roads are happy- herns This line expresses metaphor because it describes the road and happy-herns. it means in the bad road sadness sorrow always there is happiness inside 5 A hound, bones of cattle, flies This line expresses personification because it describes it can fly. As inanimate object is impossible happen. Meaning of this line is go away or die 6 Suddenly on Sunday morning This line expresses metonymy because it is the name of something that is symbolized a holy day for Christian 7 Out of the dew and stillness, a voice This line expresses personification because it describes the inanimate object can speak like human being.. Dew is chosen because people believe that God always is above. It means God is speaking 8 Out of the barn God- damning cow at milking This line expresses personification because it describes precede that nature has given a curse that is signed by damning. It means an anger of God at people who only want catch things in the world 9 Whoever passes shiver in the sun and hurries on Universitas Sumatera Utara 19 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