The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Power and Intrigue of Simile - Professor Belinda Jack
Frost's line, 'I found a dimpled spider... holding up a moth like a white piece of rigid satin cloth' exploits simile. But how can a moth be like cloth? What does likening one material, the fragile, semi-transparent wing of a moth, to a woven fabric, stimulate in the reader's mind.
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Frost's line, 'I found a dimpled spider... holding up a lepidopterous insect like a white piece of rigid fabric fabric' exploits trope. But how can a lepidopterous insect be like fabric? What does comparison one material, the fragile, semi-transparent wing of a lepidopterous insect, to a plain-woven fabric, stimulate in the reader's mind.
This is one of a number of examples that will be explored with a view to refinement our understanding of similie.
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