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There is a Garden in Her Face by Thomas Campion

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In poetry, we witness many different literary devices being put to use. Authors enhance their stories by adding devices such as allegories, alliteration, foreshadowing, and kennings. More often than not, they will use metaphors and similes as well. All of these elements add substance to a poem or story, which makes the tale more interesting. The use of literary devices is important because without them we would not have the imagery that they produce, which would make the story dull. Thomas Campion does a very skillful job in using metaphors and similes in his works. While allowing these devices to function in his poems, he also allows the readers to get a sense of what he was seeing in his head while writing these accounts. In his poem, "There is a garden in her face, he indulges in multiple metaphors and similes. This poem is about how the human imagination depicts women in this world. It's implied that they deserve to be worshipped because of their goddess-like appearances. Campion allows us to imagine the face of the woman as a garden. A garden is a beautiful thing, but in order for the garden to be beautiful it has to be cared for. The garden has to be free of bad dirt and weeds, first of all. Then, the gardener has to plant the prettiest flowers they can find into the garden. After planting, the gardener has to water the flowers periodically to keep them fresh and maintained. When the season has come to an end and all of the flowers have faded, the caretaker will then remove the flowers and tidy up the garden until next season. A woman's face has to be taken care of just like the garden in order for it to be beautiful. While the gardener has to clean all of the dirt and weeds out of the garden, a woman has to exfoliate her skin to clean the dirt out of her pores so as to keep from having inflammations. Instead of planting the prettiest flowers, a female will apply make-up to give her a flawless appearance. Throughout the day,

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