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Said the Eye one day, “I see beyond these valleys a mountain veiled with blue mist. Is it not beautiful?” 

The Ear listened, and after listening intently awhile, said, “But where is any mountain? I do not hear it.” 

Then the Hand spoke and said, “I am trying in vain to feel it or touch it, and I can find no mountain.” 

And the Nose said, “There is no mountain, I cannot smell it.” 

Then the Eye turned the other way, and they all began to talk together about the Eye’s strange delusion. And they said, “Something must be the matter with the Eye.”

 

Figurative Language

 

Metaphor:

  • "Said the eye one day, "I see beyond these valleys a mountain veiled with blue mist"

  • "Then the hand spoke and said"

  • "and the noise said"

  • "There is no mountain, I cannot smell it."

 

Personification:

  • "I am trying in vain to feel it or touch it, and i can find no mountain."

  • "Then the Eye turned the other way, and they all began to talk together about the Eye’s strange delusion. And they said, “Something must be the matter with the Eye."

 

Software Findings Reoccurring Words

  • Said, Mountain, Eye

  • With these findings  we can conclude that this piece is about a mountain, possibly one speaking to the mountain about his thoughts. 

 

Interpretation

My interpretation of "The Eye" reflects on wisdom.

The meaning of this figurative language in this poem reveals that every part of our body has their own perception about their function.

THE EYE

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