5. How does Wallace Stevens use figurative language, specifically similes to discuss the death
of a soldier?

Find the explanation below.

Explanation:

Simile refers to the comparison of something with another which is unrelated. Wallace Stevens extensively used Simile in his poem titled, "The Death of A Soldier".

Life contracts and death is expected,

As in a season of autumn.

The soldier falls.

The above lines show that the death of a soldier in a battle is definite, just as the autumn season is sure to arrive.

He does not become a three-days’ personage,

Imposing his separation,

Calling for pomp.

These lines show that the death of a soldier does not command much recognition as in the death of a known personality/personage.

Death is absolute and without memorial,

As in a season of autumn,

When the wind stops.

These lines show that the death of a soldier is not remembered and this is compared to the season of the autumn when the wind stops.

When the wind stops and, over the heavens,

The clouds go, nevertheless,

In their direction.

These last lines further stress the fact that when the wind stops, signifying an end to the soldier's life, things continue as usual. So Wallace Stevens made good use of comparisons in this poem.

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