Figures of Speech:

• Imagery: The poet uses words to make us see things clearly, like the night sky and the magical world of Byzantium.
• Symbolism: The poet uses things like the bird or the Emperor’s pavement to show ideas like immortality and art.
• Metaphor: The poet compares life and death to each other, showing how they are connected in a deeper, spiritual way.
• Personification: The poet talks about a mouth without life as if it is a living thing, to show the idea of life and death blending.

• Byzantium – Symbol of a perfect spiritual world.
• The Emperor – Symbol of authority and timeless power.
• Golden Bird – Symbol of immortality and art.
• Flames – Symbol of purification and spiritual transformation.
• Dolphin – Symbol of the journey between life and death.
• Blood and mire – Symbol of human life’s struggles and chaos.
• Gong – Symbol of time and the call to spiritual awakening.
• Marble floor – Symbol of stability in the spiritual realm.

• Man can transcend physical life through spirituality.