The Poem titled "A Kite is a victim" written by Leonard Cohen contains multiple tropes. Through my own analysis I propose that the author's central focus concerns life. Cohen discusses the relationships and accomplishes that we make throughout our lifetimes. In my opinion, the kite is a metaphor for the essence of life and living. Each of the four stanzas in the poem begins with a trope. In every case the tenor is the kite. These tropes will be analyzed with regard to the central theme of the poem.
The first tenor that I will discuss can be found in the first line of the first stanza. Cohen writes:
"A kite is a victim you are sure of".
This is personification. Leonard Cohen uses a human quality "victim" to describe an inanimate object. The tenor would be the kits and the vehicle is clearly victim. The first stanza presents the qualities of life and love. The kite is a victim like life is a sacrificial and sometimes inevitably painful. As much as we have happiness we must also......
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