In line 103 of "The Death of the Hired Man," there is a metaphor in which the moon is compared to a force that can drag down the entire sky to the west, creating the dawn. In line 107, the rays of light coming in through the window are compared, in a metaphor, to the strings of a harp. In line 109, there is a simile in which the woman is compared to someone who...
In line 103 of "The Death of the Hired Man," there is a metaphor in which the moon is compared to a force that can drag down the entire sky to the west, creating the dawn. In line 107, the rays of light coming in through the window are compared, in a metaphor, to the strings of a harp. In line 109, there is a simile in which the woman is compared to someone who plays on the harp the tenderness that affects her husband. In a later metaphor (in lines 116-117, beyond the point you asked about), the dying hired man, Silas is compared to the dog that came out of the trail in the woods, tired from his wanderings, to Mary and Warren's house. Warren says that Silas means as much to them as that dog does. Of course, Silas does mean more to Mary and Warren than the dog, and that is why he comes to their house to die in the end.
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