The use of figurative language and imagery in poetry help paint a picture of the moods and themes the poem is trying to portray. E.e Cummings’ poem “Ponder” employs different techniques of imagery and figurative language. For example, personification is used when the speaker describes “the stone cringes clinging to the stone”(L 4-5). Here the use of personification helps the image come alive and helps the reader paint a visual image. Next, imagery is very strong in “Ponder”; this is especially true with the powerful language that is used to describe the “motheaten forum” is mentioned. As the poem continues, many more aspects of imagery can be recognized, evidently with phrases such as “vertical worthless” and “horizontal business”. Additionally, the use of “horizontal business” suggests a possible euphemism by disguising the actual implications of the term. In a unique way these devices evoke emotions, feelings and, meaning through simple words and phrases. Moreover, the elements contained in imagery and figurative language help the poem speak out to the reader and assist the reader in attaining the complete meaning of the poem.
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