What Should I write

Question

A songwriter can use figurative language to appeal to readers' and listeners' senses and create an emotional impact. In the second verse, the songwriter writes, "Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast." What kind of figurative language is being used? What does this image mean, and how does it add to the overall meaning of the verse? What other evidence from the text supports the meaning of the verse?

Heres The Poem Link:

https://www.google.com/search?q=lift+every+voice+and+sing+lyrics&rlz=1CAMLLN_enUS918&oq=Lift+Every+Voice+and+Sing+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0j46j0l3j69i61l2.2003j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on

Answer 1

The writer is using a metaphor to describe himself and the person he is with to be able to cast themselves out like a white beam of light.... people are not light beams,

but with a metaphor they can appear to be!