THE MAD MAN
KHALIL GIBRAN
Said a blade of grass to an autumn leaf, “You make such a noise falling! You scatter all my winter dreams.”
Said the leaf indignant, “Low-born and low-dwelling! Songless, peevish thing! You live not in the upper air and you cannot tell the sound of singing.”
Then the autumn leaf lay down upon the earth and slept. And when spring came she waked again--and she was a blade of grass.
And when it was autumn and her winter sleep was upon her, and above her through all the air the leaves were falling, she muttered to herself, “O these autumn leaves! They make such noise! They scatter all my winter dreams.”
Figurative Language
Personification:
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"said a blade of grass and said the leaf"
Metaphor:
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"You make such a noise falling!"
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"You scatter all my winter dreams."
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"Then the autumn lead lay down upon the earth and slept..."
Software Findings Reoccurring Words
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Autumn, Winter, Leaf, Scatter, Falling, Dreams
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With these findings we can conclude that this piece is about the different seasons, or maybe different times in our lives. Dreams are apart of living that we must grasp.
Interpretation
My interpretation of "Said a Blade of Grass" revolves around our distinct insight on the illusions which come upon us. We live in a world where happiness and sadness are upon us. Gibran spreads the message that we must care of each other even in times of need.
