Identify the figurative language used in these stanzas of Amy Lowell's "In Excelsis."

In complete sentences, explain how it is used to convey meaning in the poem given below:

You are frozen as the clouds

You are far and sweet as the high clouds

I dare reach to you

I dare touch the rim of your brightness

I leap beyond the winds,

I cry and shout For my throat is keen as a sword.

Sharpened on a hone of ivory.

My throat sings the joy of my eyes,

The rushing gladness of my love.

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Logan Russell

22 December, 08:00

Identify the figurative language used in these stanzas of Amy Lowell's "In Excelsis."

In complete sentences, explain how it is used to convey meaning in the poem given below:

You are frozen as the clouds

You are far and sweet as the high clouds

I dare reach to you

I dare touch the rim of your brightness

I leap beyond the winds,

I cry and shout For my throat is keen as a sword.

Sharpened on a hone of ivory.

My throat sings the joy of my eyes,

The rushing gladness of my love.

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Andersen · Answer 1

there are multiple similes because it is using like and as to compare 2 things

personification you cant leap beyond wind

metaphor comparing 2 things without like or as

Peppermint · Answer 2

Leaping beyond the wind is a hyperbole, due to exaggerating how far one can leap.