Figurative Language
Line 1: Allusion to legendary British King Arthur of the 5th and 6th Century.
Line 9: Metaphor is used when Holy friars are compared to beggars, which is ironic since the author mentioned their charity and prayers as "so-great" while in reality their cause only benefits themselves
Line 11-14: Repetition of locations is used by the author to illustrate to the reader that they are everywhere. But by using an annoyed tone it shows that the holy friars are more like pests such as cockroaches
Line 37-38: It's ironic how the women can feel so much empathy for the knight, who has violated the virtue of one like them.
Line 63-68: Repetition of the word's "some said" is used to show that looking for the right answer is a long process, and emphasize the complexness of his quest as no mind thinks alike
Lines 74-78: Allusion to King Midas’s story in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (who’s ears were those of a donkeys, he asked his wife to promise not to tell anyone and she ran down to the lake and let out his secret in the water) The wife uses this allusion as evidence to support her statement that women cannot keep secrets.
Lines 87-89: Irony in the fact that the knight hoped to gain wisdom in youth (Dancing ladies) but instead gained wisdom in old age. (The Old Hag)
Line 1: Allusion to legendary British King Arthur of the 5th and 6th Century.
Line 9: Metaphor is used when Holy friars are compared to beggars, which is ironic since the author mentioned their charity and prayers as "so-great" while in reality their cause only benefits themselves
Line 11-14: Repetition of locations is used by the author to illustrate to the reader that they are everywhere. But by using an annoyed tone it shows that the holy friars are more like pests such as cockroaches
Line 37-38: It's ironic how the women can feel so much empathy for the knight, who has violated the virtue of one like them.
Line 63-68: Repetition of the word's "some said" is used to show that looking for the right answer is a long process, and emphasize the complexness of his quest as no mind thinks alike
Lines 74-78: Allusion to King Midas’s story in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (who’s ears were those of a donkeys, he asked his wife to promise not to tell anyone and she ran down to the lake and let out his secret in the water) The wife uses this allusion as evidence to support her statement that women cannot keep secrets.
Lines 87-89: Irony in the fact that the knight hoped to gain wisdom in youth (Dancing ladies) but instead gained wisdom in old age. (The Old Hag)
Lines 87-89: Irony in the fact that the knight hoped to gain wisdom in youth (Dancing ladies) but instead gained wisdom in old age. (The Old Hag)
Line 93 (symbolism): The old wife symbolizes female dominance and sovreignty. By trusting that the old woman has the answer he needs, the knight entrusts his fate in her hands thereby giving her control over his life to some extent. The Old wife is also symbolical of wisdom as age is associated with wisdom, and wisdom is associated with knowledge. She imparts to the knight the knowledge that he was seeking.Line 116 (Dramatic Tension): The hag whispers the answer to the knight, this makes the readers think and have to wait in anticipation to hear the answer which would likely decide the fate of knight and affect the outcome of the story.
Line 129 (Simile): Suggests wild animals are incapable of intelligent thought and that intelligence is what seperates man from beast
Line 119 (Irony): The knight is differed from a beast in thought, but in action he is likened to one as he forecfully rapes a maiden (line 31)
Line 129 (Simile): Suggests wild animals are incapable of intelligent thought and that intelligence is what seperates man from beast
Line 119 (Irony): The knight is differed from a beast in thought, but in action he is likened to one as he forecfully rapes a maiden (line 31)