METAPHORS: SAPPHO OF LESBOS'S “LYRICS”
METAPHORS: SAPPHO OF LESBOS'S “LYRICS”
METAPHORS: SAPPHO OF LESBOS'S “LYRICS”
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<strong>METAPHORS</strong>:<br />
<strong>SAPPHO</strong> <strong>OF</strong><br />
LESBOS’S <strong>“LYRICS”</strong><br />
By Tiffany Adkison
What is a metaphor?<br />
1. A figure of speech in the form<br />
of a word or a phrase that is<br />
applied to an object or an<br />
action but it cannot literally<br />
be applied.<br />
2. A figure of speech that<br />
constructs an analogy<br />
between two ideas or things.<br />
It is the most commonly used<br />
Literary device.
Sappho of Lesbos’s “Lyrics”<br />
Sappho of Lesbos<br />
Use of Metaphors<br />
P. 531, lines 9-12.<br />
“who fairly drew down<br />
in speed aslant the<br />
black world, the bright<br />
air trembling at the<br />
heart to the pulse of<br />
countless fluttering<br />
wingbeats.”
More Metaphors<br />
P. 532, lines 9-10. “underneath my skin the tenuous<br />
flame suffuses”<br />
P. 532, lines 11-12. “my ears are muted in thunder”<br />
P. 532, line 13. “paler I turn than grass is”<br />
Sappho uses these metaphors to more beautifully<br />
describe instances that occur.
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