Question

Identify the figurative language used in these stanzas of Amy Lowell's "In Excelsis."

In complete sentences, explain how it is used to convey meaning in the poem.

You—you—
Your shadow is sunlight on a plate of silver;
Your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies;
Your hands moving, a chime of bells across a windless air.
The movement of your hands is the long, golden running of light from a rising sun;
It is the hopping of birds upon a garden-path.

Answer 1

@sweetburger

Answer 2

@Owlcoffee

Answer 3

@welshfella

Answer 4

I have figured out the first line about the shadow already

Answer 5

what do you think the first line is an example of?

Answer 6

metaphor

Answer 7

right

Answer 8

is the second one about the lilies a metaphor too?

Answer 9

yes, in fact every line is a metaphor

Answer 10

its a lovely poem

Answer 11

i agree. But I don't know how to explain these two?
The movement of your hands is the long, golden running of light from a rising sun;
It is the hopping of birds upon a garden-path.

Answer 12

@welshfella

Answer 13

@RANE

Answer 14

both are comparisons - of the movement of hands