Figure of speach of poem life by charlotte bronte
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Rapidly, merrily,
Life's sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly !
What though Death at times steps in
And calls our Best away ?
What though sorrow seems to win,
O'er hope, a heavy sway ?
Yet hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell;
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair !What though Death at times steps in
And calls our Best away ?
What though sorrow seems to win,
O'er hope, a heavy sway ?
Yet hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell;
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair !
Lots of metaphor, simile, personification (showers don’t “make” anything, Death cannot call) , and of course, symbolism. Darkness is usually a symbol of depression, death or sadness. There’s also plenty of end rhyme, some internal rhyme and assonance, just for starters, after a cursory glance.
Charlotte Brontë
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Answer:
In the second verse, we are already hit with a simile where Bronte compares the quality of life being dark to prophecies spoken by sages.
Immediately after, the third and fourth lines squeeze in a personification, or Pathetic Fallacy, if you prefer. This is where the morning rain is given the animate quality of foretelling.
Then the next verse is a metaphor, note "cloud of gloom”.
“"Why lament its fall?” Is a rhetorical question.
That's just the first stanza. The poem is packed with the stuff.