Help me identify metaphors or any other figurative language in this poem? List as much as possible, thank you!
Should you find yourself at the captain's helm,
as everyone around you is jumping ship.
Do not lose your stride.
Do not miss a step.
Because I will be right beside you,
braving the storm.
As the cruel dark clouds loom just above the bow,
and the torrential rains begin to fall.
Your nerves may get the best of you,
but that is perfectly natural.
All you must do is reach out and take my hand.
I will calm those panicked thoughts
causing your mind to spin.
I will stand at your side through hurricane force winds,
and together we'll be able to keep our footing.
Life may attempt to send us to the ocean depths,
but together we will survive this hellish night
to see the sun again.
Should you find yourself at the captain's helm,
as everyone around you is jumping ship.
Do not lose your stride.
Do not miss a step.
Because I will be right beside you,
braving the storm.
As the cruel dark clouds loom just above the bow,
and the torrential rains begin to fall.
Your nerves may get the best of you,
but that is perfectly natural.
All you must do is reach out and take my hand.
I will calm those panicked thoughts
causing your mind to spin.
I will stand at your side through hurricane force winds,
and together we'll be able to keep our footing.
Life may attempt to send us to the ocean depths,
but together we will survive this hellish night
to see the sun again.
1 Answer
metaphors: life as a ship captain's helm as being in control of your life, jumping ship as a giving up leaving or abandoning you.
figure of speech cruel dark clouds personification ( of clouds)
Explanation:
there may be others
a metaphor is a comparison without the use of like or as
an extended metaphor ( could also be considered an allegory )
of a ship is used in the first stanza comparing a person's life to a ship.
Clouds are not cruel so this is a figure of speech
