Simile Poem ANalysis
featuring: Flint, by Christina Rossetti
And Life
Flint, by Christina Rosettifound on storyit.com
An emerald is as green as grass
A ruby as red as blood A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in the mud A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds a fire. ~Christina Rossetti Poem AnalysisThis poem easily meets the requirements of a poem containing a simile for a variety of reasons. First off, a simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things using like, or as, for example “A Ruby as Red as Blood.” Judging by the definition of a simile, the poet frequently uses similes throughout the first stanza, for example: “An emerald is as green as grass” “A ruby as red as blood” and “A sapphire shines as blue as heaven.” I know that these are all similes because of how they all constantly compare two unrelated things like sapphire and heaven, rubies and blood and emeralds and grass, and all use “as”. Then she says that flint lies in the mud. This probably means that flint seems worthless and ugly, especially compared to beautiful stones, like sapphire, rubies and emeralds. She also compares opals with sparks, because of how it has a very shiny mineral formation inside the stone. At the end the poet explains that flint holds fire. In conclusion, this poem may be about how even though many things are ugly, and neglected, they can be much more valuable than diamonds. The poet was comparing something seemingly worthless(flint) to things that are worth large amounts of money(diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and opal) and showing how worthless thing can be worth much more than things with great worth. It also may mean that everything has something special, rubies have a beautiful red colour, sapphires are blue, and the black stone found in mud, has fire, and without it, life would be different.
My Own PoemLife
Is life a journey? Mysterious and long? Or is it a road, to discover your identity? Or to uncover where you belong. Who are you? Why are you here? What is your purpose? Like a gear to a clock. A layer to a cake. Or an insignificant bird in a flock. We all have a purpose. When we find it, we will be in shock. |