Identify the figurative language used in these stanzas of amy lowell's "in excelsis."

write a paragraph of at least 5 sentences in which you identify at least 3 examples of figurative language in the poem and explain how those examples convey meaning in the poem.

you are frozen as the clouds,
you are far and sweet as the high clouds.
i dare reach to you,
i dare touch the rim of your brightness.
i leap beyond the winds,
i cry and shout,
for my throat is keen as a sword
sharpened on a hone of ivory.
my throat sings the joy of my eyes,
the rushing gladness of my love.

Here is some help on identifying common types of figurative language:

Types of Figurative Language:

Metaphor – comparison between two unrelated items that share common characteristics. (Example: Love is a rose.)

Simile – comparison between two different things using “like” or “as” (Example: Her kisses are like wine.  She is as innocent as an angel)

Personification – giving an idea, thing, or animal, human characteristics(Example: The sun smiled down on us.)

Sensory details – details that reflect the 5 senses - visual, auditory, oral, touch, smell (Examples: Sight. Blurry, dim. Sound. Cheer, shriek)Touch: bumpy, chilly Taste: bitter, delicious Smell: foul-smelling, fragrant)

Hyperbole – Exaggeration for effect (Example: He was 10 feet tall. Her smile was a mile wide.)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)