Regarding the winter, the apple blossom said that it will “mock them” with his “April glee” and “fearless fare”. Similarly, we need to step out of our comfort zone and try out new things. The apple blossom tree is “A pioneer”, the one to bloom before spring, the one to endure the winter. The author uses this personification to tell us to have courage in times of difficulty. Then, the apple blossom said that it was not afraid of the “winter’s wrath”. (I am not saying that humans can burn brightly but rather the apple blossom tree was full of life and fervour) The author chose to use this to tell us that people should be like that apple blossom tree, full of courage to face life.Īlso, the apple blossoms serenely “lift its head” to look at the winter skies. In the first stanza, the apple blossom tree “gleamed exultant” and “burned brightly”. A tree is not supposed to have feelings, only humans have, so the poem should be all about personification. There is a lot of personification in this poem as the author is writing about a tree with feelings. The author uses these hyperboles to encourage us to be brave. This is because they emphasize the rewards of being courageous to explore new boundaries. In stanza 3 and 4, the statements “I shall see what none shall see”, “I shall hear what none shall hear” and “I shall know what none shall know” are hyperboles. How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?

Courage by Robert Carter