CHAPTER SIX
“FIGURTIVE LANGUAGE 2”
SYMBOL IS SOMETHING THAT MEANS MORE THAN WHAT IT
IS.
ALLEGORY IS A NARRATIVE OR DESCRIPTION THAT HAS A
SECOND MEANING BENEATH THE SURFACE. THE BEST
EXAMPLE OF AN ALLEGORY IS JOHN BUNYAN’S PILGRIM’S
PROGRESS.
POEMS IN THIS CHAPTER:
“THE ROAD NOT TAKEN” BY ROBERT FROST
“NOISELESS PATIENT SPIDER” BY WALT WHITMAN
“DIGGING” BY SEAMUS HEANEY
“FIRE AND ICE” BY ROBERT FROST
“CURIOSITY” BY ALASTAIR REID
“MARKS” BY LINDA PASTAN
“ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT” BY ROBERT FROST
“RICHARD CORY” BY EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON
“AD” BY KENNETH FEARING
“next to of course god America i” by e.e. cummings