Fareena Arefeen

Tone is an important aspect of all poetry. It helps convey the emotions, messages, and thoughts the poet tries to express, but most importantly the writer’s attitude regarding the topic. To demonstrate, the poem “Hurricane Season” by Fareena Arefeen uses various examples of figurative language to help the audience recognize the author's ominous tone regarding the destruction caused by hurricanes. To begin, a simile is a way for the writer to compare two ideas using like or as, so the reader can better understand. To illustrate, in the middle of the poem, the text states, “On my thirteenth birthday, I watched the bayou/spill into this dizzy-headed space city/like a push of blood to the lungs”(Lines 15-17). This demonstrates that Afreen uses “a rush of
Therefore, this use of figurative language proves that this simile uses like or as to provide a descriptive image. In addition, a hyperbole emphasizes an exaggeration that conveys intensity and emotion so the reader is more interested. For instance, during the sweeping gust of water, the text states, “falling through concrete and cumin because they combine homes/I can be a drop of water falling in multiple places” (Lines 32-33). The words “I can be a drop of water falling in multiple places” in the passage means that the heavy rain from the hurricane affects more states than just the writer's home state. This means that this figurative language identifies how this portentous tone gives an unpromising approach to the amount of flowing water that is rippling from more than one state. As a result, this hyperbole helps the reader pay attention to the qualities that highlight the actual issue. Lastly, personification gives human characteristics, emotions, and feelings, promoting a thought that strengthens the reader's