Fast rode the knight by stephan crane
Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
"To save my lady!"
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight's good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
. . . . .
A horse,
Blowing, staggering, bloody thing,
Forgotten at foot of castle wall.
A horse
Dead at foot of castle wall.
Figurative Language
personification- eager sword(line 3)
simile- like a riot of silver lights(line 8)
hyperbole- blowing, staggering, bloody thing(line 12)
I love this poem! It reflects the passion of Arthurian times, when knights were great men who fought for honor, their people, and their kingdom. When Stpehen Crane incorporates phrases such as "hot and reeking," "steel flickered and gleamed," and "riot of silver lights," it's like you can really see the bloody battle going on. I love the fact that the brave knight is doing battle in order to save the lady he loves. Isn't it amazing how poems even as short as this, can paint such a vivid picture in the mind's eye?
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