I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

Can you find any other examples of figurative language other than simile and personification?

6 answers

metaphor
Where is the metaphor?
Where is the metaphor?
Is the metaphor "A tree whose hungry mouth is prest."?
The whole poem is an extended metaphor.
It is a comparison between a tree and poem. Check this site:

http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/extmetterm.htm
i think the first 2 lines are a simile