In the poem Carpet-weavers, Morocco by Carol Rumens, she uses figurative language and concrete imagery to create a shifting mood. Furthermore, the structure of the poem leads the readers to an emotional end

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Carpet-weavers, Morocco by Carol Rumens

In the poem “Carpet-weavers, Morocco” by Carol Rumens, she uses figurative language and concrete imagery to create a shifting mood. Furthermore, the structure of the poem leads the readers to an emotional end (an epiphany).

In stanza 1, Rumens establishes the positive, fairytale mood by using figurative language and visual imagery. In line one, the poet uses the metaphor “loom of another world.” Which suggest that the poet isn’t from that place because the loom is different, from another culture. Line 2 describes the Moroccan children’s hair and dresses using visual imagery; “Their braids are oiled and black, their dresses bright.” This gives the reader an idea of how the children are. A positive mood is created which you can tell from the “bright dresses” since it is related to joy, beauty and good things. She then uses both metaphor and sound imagery; “Their assorted heights would make a melodious chime” which once again creates a joyful mood.

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        Carol uses figurative language and imagery to change the joyful mood to a dark and gothic mood in stanza 2. The 4th line shows the reader that the children are focusing and staring at the “flickering knots”, and she uses a simile to compare the flickering knots to television. The effect is that it shows that the children have nothing to do, and they probably come from a poor place since there is nothing to amuse them and watching that knot is the most interesting thing for them. The metaphor “As the garden of Islam grows” could mean that Islam is ...

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