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2. “A Poison Tree” and “All the World’s a Stage” both employ extended metaphors. Explain each poem’s metaphor and the ways in which William Blake and William Shakespeare use the metaphors to convey their messages to readers.


3. Read the poem “Life” by James Russell Lowell before answering the question that follows.

“Life”

Life is a leaf of paper white
Whereon each one of us may write
His word or two; and then comes night.

Though thou have time
But for a line, be that sublime;
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

In a response of no fewer than two paragraphs, discuss the theme of James Russell Lowell’s poem and the poetic devices he uses to communicate the message of the poem. In your answer, be sure to discuss the mood of the poem and the impact of Lowell’s language, metaphors, and rhyme scheme, as well as the point of view he employs in the piece.


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