For centuries men have used words to describe feelings and emotions. Poets have compared women to flowers and stars. Men have been described as fierce animals or cowardly ones. Poems are sometimes blunt and forward. They make comparisons that give the reader an easy opportunity to derive the meaning. However, some poems are obscure and open to interpretation, The reader is open to making whatever connections he desires. There are two writers, Virginia Woolf and …showed first 75 words of 1051 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1051 total…knows what the essay's goal was. Woolf's use of figurative language was more powerful and in being so it achieved a higher impact that Dillard's. In using figurative language the writer should strive to be as straight forward as possible, unless it is the writer's desire to be misinterpreted and misunderstood. The use of figurative language is very powerful if used correctly and Woolf does a much better job wielding this skill than does Dillard.