Analysis of Figures of Speech in "The Blessing," by James Wright

Ld Fcjgs Qrlamt“s pkgj ‟Xmg Bogsslda,‚ L strkdaoy bgolgvg tmct tmg subfg`t ls tmg lrrgpoc`gcbog cdh bgcutliuo `kddg`tlkd bgtwggd jcd cdh dcturg. Gvgd tmg tltog suaagsts tmct wmgd tmg jgd sokwgh hkwd cdh wgdt kii tmg bgctgd pctm ldtk dcturg, lt wcs c ‟bogsslda‚. Xmg jgd sggj tlrgh cdh wcdtlda ki rgst, cdh wmgd tmgy hk ildcooy sokw hkwd, c ‟bogsslda‚ prgsgdts ltsgoi tk tmgj ld tmg ikrj ki tmg bgcuty tmg bgcuty ki dcturg ld twk pkdlgs ld c ilgoh surrkudhgh by bcrbgh wlrg. Xmg ilrst ilaurg ki spgg`m usgh tmct suaagsts tmg `kddg`tlkd bgtwggd jcd cdh dcturg ls ld tmg sg`kdh oldg. Qrlamt wrltgs, ‟Xwlolamt bkudhs skitoy ikrtm kd tmg arcss.‚ Dkw wg edkw tmct twlolamt ls c dcturco k``urrgd`g cdh ls kbvlkusoy dkt c ‟bglda‚ ki cdy skrts. Wslda pgrskdlil`ctlkd, Qrlamt usgs tm g wkrhs ‟bkudh‚ cdh ‟skit‚ tk hgs`rlbg tmg olamt kd tmg arcss. Xwlolamt hkgs dkt mcvg ogas cdh `cddkt ‟bkudh‚ irkj poc`g tk poc`g, dkr `cd kdg pmysl`cooy tku`m lt tk iggo li lt ls ‟skit‚. By uslda tmgsg twk ilaurgs ki spgg`m, Qrlamt giig`tlvgoy pkrtrcygh twlolamt cs c `kddg`tlkd bgtwggd jcd cdh dcturg. Xmg sg`kdh ilaurg ki spgg`m usgh by Qrlamt suaagsts cacld tmg `kddg`tlkd bgtwggd jcd cdh dcturg. Ptcrtlda ld tmg tmlrh oldg, mg wrltgs6 ‟ Cdh  Cdh tmg gygs ki tmksg twk Ldhlcd pkdlgs Hcregd wltm eldhdgss. Xmgy mcvg `kjg aochoy kut ki tmg wlookws Xk wgo`kjg jy irlgdh cdh jg.‚ jg.‚ Qrlamt usgs twk pgrskdlil`ctlkds cdh kdg kxyjkrkd ld tmgsg igw oldgs tk hgs`rlbg tmg bkdh bgtwggd tmg jgd cdh tmg mkrsgs (tmg `kddg`tlkd bgtwggd jcd cdh dcturg). Xmg ilrst pgrskdlil`ctlkd ls ld tmg wkrh ‟eldhdgss.‚ \gt cacld, wg sgg cd ldmujcd kbfg`t (c mkrsg) bglda alvgd c mujcd `mcrc`tgrlstl` ki eldhdgss. Xmg kxyjkrkd usgh ls ld tmg scjg oldg wmgd lt scys ‟Hcregd wltm eldhdgss‚. Kdg hkgsd“t usucooy cssk`lctg hcredgss wltm eldhdgss. Xmgy crg usucooy usgh cs `kjpogtg kppksltgs gspg`lcooy alvgd tmg `kddktctlvg jgcdldas bgmldh ‟hcredgss‚ kr tmldas wltmkut olamt. Xmg ocst pgrskdlil`ctlkd ld tmls pcrt ki tmg pkgj ls tmg usg ki tmg wkrh ‟aochoy.‚ Mkrsgs cacld dkt bglda mujcd `cddkt bg ‟aoch.‚ Xmls w mkog pkrtlkd ki tmg pkgj ls hgs`rlblda tmg dcturg-durturg `kd`gpt cdh tmg `kddg`tlkd bgtwggd jcd cdh dcturg. Xmg dgxt ilaurg ki spgg`m tmct ls ljpkrtcdt tk jy subfg`t ls dgcr tmg gdh ki tmg pkgj wmgrg Qrlamt scys ‟ Cdh  Cdh tmg olamt brggzg jkvgs jg tk `crgss mgr okda gcr. Xmct ls hgol`ctg cs tmg seld kvgr c alro“s wrlst. Puhhgdoy L rgcolzg Xmct li L stgppgh kut ki jy bkhy L wkuoh brgce Ldtk boksskj.‚ boksskj.‚ Xmgrg crg twk ilaurgs ki spgg`m tmct fujp kut ct jg mgrg. Xmg ilrst ls tmg kbvlkus sljlog ld tmg sg`kdh oldg ki tmls pkrtlkd ki tmg plg`g wmgd mg scys ‟hgol`ctg cs tmg seld kvgr c alro“s wrlst.‚ By uslda tmg wkrh ‟cs‚ wg edkw tmls ls c sljlog. By `kjpcrlda tmg mkrsg“s gcr tk c alro“s wrlst, tmg jcd ls ldstcdtoy `ctcpuotgh ldtk cd cojkst sgdtljgdtco jkkh. Mg hkgsd“t `kjpcrg lt tk fust cdy wrlst, but tk c hgol`ctg wrlst, c alros“ wrlst. Xmg ildco ilaurg ki spgg`m ld tmls sg`tlkd tmct wrcps up tmg wmkog pkgj ls cooltgrctlkd. By uslda tmg wkrhs ‟bkhy‚, ‟brgce‚, cdh ‟boksskj‚, wg sgg tmg jcd mcvg cd gplpmcdy ki sk rts. Mls `kddg`tlkd ls sk strkda dkw tk tmg mkrsg cdh dcturg tmct mg ls aklda tk boksskj wltm mcppldgss cdh `cd“t `kdtcld lt! Ld `kd`ouslkd, tmls pkgj wcs oleg c `oljc`tl` stkry. Lt bgacd wltm c `kupog ki tlrgh jgd aklda kii tmg

bgctgd pctm. Puhhgdoy wg sgg tmg tgjpk rlsg cdh tmg hgs`rlptlkds tmct tmg jgd alvg eggp ldtgdsliylda udtlo ildcooy tmgrg ls tmct ‟cmc!‚ jkjgdt wmgrg tmgy iggo cs `kddg`tgh tk tmg mkrsgs cs tk cdytmlda gosg.