49 allegory poetry

allegory poetry

Glossary of Poetic Terms, Allegory, An extended metaphor in which the characters, places, and objects in a narrative carry figurative meaning. ?

The fallen leaves fly away powerlessly, For they cannot resist the wind, A tree branch falls and dried to death, For he cannot resist the sun, A pair of old shoes make peace with the mud, For they cannot resist the rain, We are the leaves, the branch, and the shoes, For we cannot resist Fate, ?

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