Narcissus By Ovid Metaphors

This poem by Ovid tells the story of a boy who fell in love with his own reflection on the water. Narcissus is a free verse. It does not follow a particular stanza form and meter and does not have a regular rhythmic pattern. The first stanza of the poem provides us with a picture of the fountain where Narcissus always goes to stare at his reflection. The second stanza gives us the physical attributes of Narcissus. With similes and metaphors, Ovid lets us see what the pretty boy looks like.

He used the metaphor "twin stars" to refer to the eyes of Narcissus. Ovid then described him using similes, his fingers shaped as Bacchus might desire, his flowing hair as glorious as Apollo's and his complexion fair and blushing as the rose in snow-drift