Hello all!

This blog post will be on my T2/W10 home learning.

The poem I have chosen is Fast Rode the Knight by Stephen Crane.

Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
"To save my lady!"
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight's good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
. . . . .
A horse,
Blowing, staggering, bloody thing,
Forgotten at foot of castle wall.
A horse
Dead at foot of castle wall.

1. How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?

The phrase 'Men of steel' is a figurative language, actually meaning that the Men are wearing aromur instead of they are made of steel themselves.

The phrase 'Like riot of silver lights' is a simile that the men are running around fighting, and their armour and weapons are very shiny, thus is represents 'Like riot of silver lights'.

2.Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.

Well, this poem is trying to compare a knight with his horse, and this is why I like this poem. The knight is a very glorious figure, but without the horse, he is useless. However, he (or other knights)

would abandon his horse, once it is weak and unable to support him, and find another stronger horse.