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Threaded Discussion #5: On Metaphors
How do metaphors help us better understand the world? And, what makes a good metaphor? Explore these questions using the two of the poems assigned this week or last.
These poets have mastered the art of bringing a second of emotion to life.
Threaded Discussion #5: On Metaphors Answer
Metaphors help us understand the world in a way that transcends the observable world. And this means that all forms of perception can be used to describe the feelings associated with the observable world. For example, metaphors are used to describe the feelings of deep love and desire in Emily Dickinson’s “Wild Nights – Wild Nights.” “Were I With Thee/ Wild nights should be!/ Our luxury” in this passage Dickinson expresses the deep exhilaration of love, passion, and desire by using the metaphor of wild nights as a “luxury.”