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Introducing the Poem
Literary Focus: Extended Metaphor
The Seven Ages of Manby William Shakespeare
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The Seven Ages of Manby William Shakespeare
Is living most like walking through passages? going on a voyage? Or, like playing parts in a play?
The Seven Ages of ManIntroducing the Poem
In these lines from Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It, Shakespeare compares the world to a stage, people to actors, and their lives to roles in a play.
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The Seven Ages of ManIntroducing the Poem
In the play, Jaques speaks these lines as a monologue—a long speech delivered by a single character. Here the lines are presented as a poem.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of the word like, as, than, or resembles.
The dawn of day
the opening lineis
The Seven Ages of ManLiterary Focus: Extended Metaphor
of an unwritten book.
And sunset
An extended metaphor is a comparison developed over several lines of writing.
The hours of climbing sun
The Seven Ages of ManLiterary Focus: Extended Metaphor
are
paragraphs seeking their conclusion;
the final page of day.is
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SUBMITTED BY – CHITRANSH AND ANUPAMCLASS – 9TH A
SUBJECT – ENGLISH SCHOOL – KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
NO. 2
SUBMITTED TO – MRS. MEETA VERMA