Can anyone help me? Please, I need a list of any Similies, metaphors, personification, or imagery in the poem Uphill by Christina Rossetti



DOES the road wind uphill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.
Will the day's journey take the whole long day?
From morn to night, my friend.

But is there for the night a resting-place?
A roof for when the slow, dark hours begin.
May not the darkness hide it from my face?
You cannot miss that inn.

Shall I meet other wayfarers at night?
Those who have gone before.
Then must I knock, or call when just in sight?
They will not keep you waiting at that door.

Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak?
Of labour you shall find the sum.
Will there be beds for me and all who seek?
Yea, beds for all who come.



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Les

Krys, what have you put on your list so far?

Christina Rossetti and her brother Dante (well-known author who wrote the Inferno) were famous for their frequent camping trips, often staying out in the wild for months on end, living on the berries, roots, and nuts they gathered.

This particular poem recounts an adventure they had climbing a mountain in the outback of Australia. The message is that one can always expect a welcome fire and a warm bed at the end of such a journey. Ergo, there are no metaphors or other such poetic devices in the work. It is merely a remembrance of the time they spent, and the exhilaration to be found in extreme physical exertion.

For a simile (things that are like other things), you could say that the morn is similar to the night. For a metaphor (things that are the same as other things), you could say that labour is also a sum. For personification (making people out of things), you could mention how the road winds (like winding a clock). And, for imagery (pictures), you could conclude that they saw many paintings on the walls of the inn when they arrived.

Hope this helps!

Hugh, glad you noticed the Australian angle, I thought I was the only one who noticed that. Her brother lived to be 300 years old, amazing.

Les

Yep, it was pioneers like that who helped open up our country for the modern generation of students. Except that this poem couldn't have been about the real outback, because it's well known that the roads out there only run downhill. The story is that Christina and Dante were last heard of trekking in tandem along the trans-Nullabor railway track, Christina complaining that "the steps on this staircase are too far apart" and Dante replying that he was more worried about the low handrails.



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