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He clasps the crag with crooked hands
The 'crooked hands' symbolize the strength and tenacity of the eagle as it grips the rock. Poet: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poem: The Eagle
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done
The 'Captain' symbolizes Abraham Lincoln. Poet: Walt Whitman, Poem: O Captain! My Captain!
The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window panes
The 'yellow fog' symbolizes the smog and pollution of the modern city, suggesting decay. Poet: T.S. Eliot, Poem: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
I wandered lonely as a cloud
The 'cloud' symbolizes the poet's isolation and transient observation of the world. Poet: William Wordsworth, Poem: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
And miles to go before I sleep
The 'miles to go' symbolizes the journey of life and its responsibilities before death ('sleep'). Poet: Robert Frost, Poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Out of the ash I rise with my red hair
The 'ash' and 'rise' symbolizes rebirth and resilience. The 'red hair' suggests a fiery and bold spirit. Poet: Sylvia Plath, Poem: Lady Lazarus
The apparition of these faces in the crowd
These 'faces' symbolize the fleeting nature of life in the modern world. Poet: Ezra Pound, Poem: In a Station of the Metro
I sing the body electric
The 'body electric' symbolizes the divine beauty and power of the human body. Poet: Walt Whitman, Poem: I Sing the Body Electric
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
The 'two roads' symbolize choices in life. Poet: Robert Frost, Poem: The Road Not Taken
Do not go gentle into that good night
The 'good night' symbolizes death. Poet: Dylan Thomas, Poem: Do not go gentle into that good night
Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink
The 'water' symbolizes an abundance of something that is ultimately unusable or inaccessible. Poet: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poem: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The fog comes on little cat feet
The 'little cat feet' symbolizes the silent and mysterious arrival of fog. Poet: Carl Sandburg, Poem: Fog
The hand that signed the paper felled a city
The 'hand that signed' symbolizes the power of bureaucrats and politicians to cause destruction with simple acts. Poet: Dylan Thomas, Poem: The hand that signed the paper
Hope is the thing with feathers
The 'thing with feathers' symbolizes the nature of hope as delicate and persistent. Poet: Emily Dickinson, Poem: Hope is the thing with feathers
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere
The 'gossamer thread' symbolizes the fragile and delicate connections between people. Poet: Walt Whitman, Poem: A Noiseless Patient Spider
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