Bones Poem Figurative Language

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"Bones" by David Mihalyov, is composed of three stanzas none of which contain any kind of rhyme scheme. This poem seems to be set in a more modern time period because the shoulder of a highway and office supplies are incorporated. The speaker is someone in charge and someone with power who yet when faced with the task of firing employees, becomes apprehensive. Mihalyov uses plenty of imagery and figurative language to create the environment of dread on the way into a knowingly hard day at work. The theme of "Bones" seems to be centered around death and the end of a life or as inferred by the use of metaphors, the speaker's job to end careers.
This poem is filled with strong imagery. At the very beginning, we are forced to see the image of …show more content…
Before we can start to analyze the "me", we are met with another series of imagery, strong connotation and figurative language. A scavenger comes in to feed from the deer and you can perceive that the author is writing about the circle of life. The "Grackle" can be used to portray the "big boss man" of today and the dead deer portrays the "small working man". The deer is seen as prey and weak, while the bird is the predator "searching for the perfect entry point". We only find out that it is the circle of life in today's society later on, after reading the speakers dilemma in stanza three. By using the phrase, "a shiver moves up my back", we experience the physical emotions of the speaker. In stanza three we can see exactly why the speaker reacts so strongly to the dead …show more content…
You start at the beginning with the build up and anticipation which is the introduction to the dead deer. Then you move to the climax of the poem with the bird feasting on the deer and the introduction to the speaker. Finally you come to the falling action and we can figure out the metaphor between nature and the workforce. The deer represents the jobs and the lives in society. The Grackle represents the corporate men who have the power to hire, fire, and choose who is fit to live in societies circle of life. Describing how those who were just fired were forgotten so soon just puts into perspective how fast society moves today. Mihalyov utilizes imagery, symbolism, an array of strong negative connotation and figurative language to convey that life, "career", can be over in an instant. But, just as the speaker drives past the dead deer making only one glance, eventually after being fired you will be a short memory of something agonizing to do but necessary to maintain societies circle of
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