Emergency IT Lesson 1 Figurative Language

Fair Fox, full of grief
sailed away from the Boston shore
she wept,oh my!
For hours and hours, oh my!
Weeping!Oh her grief,
It is a leaking faucet
It is like a pouring shower, and her ship begins to sink down.
She is sinking!
But, the wind carries her tears away,
The breeze is cool and relaxing
The Fair Fox is happy
The boat is now afloat,
and her grief gown gone
Oh my!

Figurative language is used in most of the lines of the poem. There are five techniques of figurative language.



1) Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison made between things which are essentially not alike. It is similar to a simile, but does not use like or as. One example of a metaphor would be to say, "it is a leaking faucet"

2) Simile: A simile is a comparison that often uses the words like or as. One example of a simile would be to say, "It is like a pouring shower"

3) Personification: When something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as personification. An example of personification would be to say,"wind carries" The wind gained human traits by being able to "carry" the fox's tears.

4) Hyperbole: Exaggerating, often in a humorous way, to make a particular point is known as hyperbole. One of example of hyperbole would be to say, "Weeping!Oh her grief". The writer used this to create an overly grievous emphasis on the fox's grief

5) Symbolism: Symbolism occurs when a noun which has meaning in itself is used to represent something entirely different. One example of symbolism would be to use an image of the American flag to represent patriotism and a love for one’s country.


I like this poem as it displays many types of figurative language, which could allow me to learn and understand this poem better. The composer expresses this poem with much exaggeration, for example, he ended the poem with 'Oh my' and also added 'Oh her grief'. In conclusion, I would like to say that this poem is very nice and I indubitably love it.