Edward

The poem "Edward" is exremely wierd. I do not really know what to think of it, and the fact that the writer is anonymous makes it even creepier. Edward seems to have killed his father and is now contemplating suicide. He uses himself as an apostrophe throughout the poem. He directly addresses himself after making confessions of killing things. I also believe the poem gains something from what is not told. It never says how he kills his father or how he will kill himself. The lack of a weapon allows the reader to interpret what Edward may have used as an instrument of death.

Apostrophe

"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee"

In the poem "Death, be not proud" by John Donne, death is directly addressed multiple times throughout the work. Death should not be proud because it takes good men from earth. It takes away people who are loved and cared for. The tone of this poem is very confident. The speaker seems to be a man of assured faith with a firm conviction that death is not to be feared. The speaker directly says at the beggining of the poem that death should not be proud. At the end of the poem, he says that death should die. He wants death to feel the pain that it causes others.

Paradox

"Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight"

In the poem, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas, several paradoxes are used to form a pattern the poem. One of the paradoxes is the one stated above. I believe that this means that people are ignoring the fact that they are about to die. They know they are near death, but they try to find the best in it. This contributes to the meaning of the poem because the poem is about the speaker's father. His father is about to die. The author is telling his father to not let death overshadow the remaining time he has on earth. He should live life to the fullest until he exits this world.

Personification

"As after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away"

In the poem "That time of year" by William Shakespeare, night is personified. It takes away the light when the sun fades in the west in the evening. Also, there are three main images presented in the poem through quatrains. The first image is day, and it is presented by descriptions of bright leaves. The second image is evening, and it is presented by the sunset. The third image is night, and it is presented by the personification above. In this poem, a lover is being addressed. The speaker is saying that no matter what happens, he will always love his soulmate.

Simile

"In the sureness of his faith, he talks about the world beyond this world as though his reservations have been made."

In the poem "Elegy for My Father, Who Is Not Dead" by Andrew Hudgins, the simile used above plays a key role in the meaning of the poem. This simile means that the speaker's father has faith that he will have a happy afterlife. His father has accepted the fact that he is going to die, and he is trying to make the best of it. The poem is about the speaker's father's beliefs about what will happen when he dies. The father believes that he is ready to die and he is sure that he will see his son again. Although the speaker is not so sure, the father is positive that they will meet again. His father will be waiting patiently for him. His father is a loving and caring person and his son loves him.