Allusion And Figurative Language In The Prisoner Of Words

The theme of the poem, The Prisoner of Words, incorporates a clear, frightful, and trapped theme through appropriate diction, metaphors, allusions and figurative language. For example, “Like lobster in boiling water”(Ho 13) is simile which creates imagery. This creates a visual image where humans cannot escape. It contributes to the frightful, yet trapped theme by giving the audience a key point in which one could relate to. Furthermore, a power example of an allusion exists when the poet relates to “Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Darwin, With Isaac Newton, and Winston Churchill.”(Ho 5-6). These world-famous individuals all had stammers. Accordingly, the poet applies his current status as insignificant and able to achieve high standards.

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