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“The End Of The World”

Archibald MacLeish

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English 1301/1302
2002-10-30
Added by: Professor J.M.Cook
a great example of the extended metaphor--almost comes as a surprise that this poem is a sonnet--study the verbs, the choice of words and phrases--"the cancelled skies." Note the irony and how well the extended metaphor works.

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