Figures of Speech:

• Metaphor: The ladder reaching “toward heaven” stands for human dreams and spiritual aims.
• Symbolism: Apples symbolize life, work, and rewards. The sleep symbolizes death or eternal rest.
• Imagery: Frost creates clear pictures, like “magnified apples” and “essence of winter sleep,” that appeal to the senses.
• Personification: The sleep and season seem alive, acting with human calmness and purpose.
• Alliteration: Phrases like “apple-picking” and “essence of winter sleep” repeat sounds for rhythm and beauty. 

Moral Message:

• Life is full of work and dreams.
• But every work must end, and rest must come.