Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
The poem "Anecdote of the Jar" is told from the perspective of a first-person subjective point of view.
Form and Meter
"Anecdote of the Prince of Peacocks" is written in free verse.
Metaphors and Similes
The plains are used in the poem "Anecdote of the Prince of Peacocks" as a metaphor for complete freedom.
Alliteration and Assonance
The line "You ten-foot poet among inchlings" from the poem "Bantams in Pine-Woods" contains an alliteration.
Irony
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Genre
The poem "Anecdote of the Jar" is a meditative poem.
Setting
The action in the poem "Anecdote of the Prince of Peacocks" takes place at midnight on a plain.
Tone
The tone used in "Anecdote of the Jar" is a neutral one.
Protagonist and Antagonist
In the poem "Anecdote of the Prince of Peacocks" the narrator is the protagonist and the character identified as he is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict in the poem "Bantams in Pine-Woods" is between individuality and the pressure many feel coming from society to fit in.
Climax
The poem "The Candle a Saint" reaches its climax when the sun rises and the narrator wakes up.
Foreshadowing
The violent tone set at the beginning of the poem "Bantams in Pine-Woods" foreshadows the later conflicts which are described in the last and in the fourth stanza.
Understatement
We have an understatement at the beginning of the poem "The Candle a Saint" in which the narrator described the color green as having a calming effect on him. This is proven to be an understatement because later the narrator describes the feeling of dread the color inspires in him.
Allusions
One of the main allusions we find in the poem "Anecdote of the Prince of Peacocks" is the idea that dreams are not something which someone should follow because they can have a negative impact on a person.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The jar is used in the poem "Anecdote of the Jar" as a general term to make reference to a person's memories.
Personification
We have a personification in the line "The wilderness rose up to it," in the poem "Anecdote of the Jar".
Hyperbole
We have a hyperbole in the poem "The Candle a Saint" in the line "Like a noble figure, out of the sky".
Onomatopoeia
We have onomatopoeia in the poem "The Candle a Saint" in the line "the flame whispered a happy song".
