Imagery Of The Poem Death Be Not Proud. What follows is the poem followed by a short introduction to it including an analysis of its more interesting imagery and language. Death is a total poser in this poem like a schoolyard bully who turns out not to be so tough after all.
Death is given negative human traits. That being that if there is eternal life after one. Pride mainly but also pretence and inferiority.
Death is given negative human traits.
The main figure of speech in death be not proud is the personification. Death is likened to sleep a commonplace image. The poem opens with a bold statement directed at a personified death. The main figure of speech in death be not proud is the personification.