1 Analyze Figurative Language in a PoemWilliam Shakespeare wrote the poem “Seven Ages of Man.” William Shakespeare was a renowned writerin the world of English literature, and his works are world famous, the poem Seven Ages of Man explainsthe stages of life from birth to death and conveys that our life is a drama, the world is a stage, and allpeople are actors in it. This poem is a philosophical reflection on life and our part in it. He starts thepoem by saying, “All the world’s a stage.” He is comparing the whole world with a stage on which peopleplay a drama or plot. Then he divided the scenes of one man’s life into seven, each with itscharacteristics concerning the changes in body, attire, and status.The first stage being an …show more content…
Then, he mentions about the toddler age going to the school as the second stage. Hecompares the toddler with a snail to say the child is slow and unwilling to go to school. Once the boygrows to his teenage, the third stage is a lover who lost in his thoughts of love. The author mentionsthat he is aggressive, ambitious and short-tempered as joins the army and becomes a soldier in thefourth stage. With specks of beard, he chases for honor and glory in the fifth stage with wisdom and maturity hebecomes a judge. In the sixth stage, the man has grown old with authoritative looks and advice people.The author describes the characteristics of the man at this stage as corrupted and indulge in bribery. Theman becomes weak with tremble voice losing all the features he had in his glory years. The loss of teeth,vision, and hearing, which is the seventh stage at which he returns to his infancy and is the last phaseafter which the play ends, and he exits from the scenes of his life forever.The author wanted to convey a message through this poem, "The Seven Ages of Man." that men andwomen are just players in the life drama on the stage of earth. No one can live forever. However,everyone plays their part