Thomas Grays Sonnet on the Death of Mr Richard West -...

Analysis – Poetry Sonnet on the Death of Mr. Richard West Thomas Gray 1. Communicative Situation, Theme and Figurative Speech a) Communicative Situation In the poem â€Å"Sonnet on the Death of Mr. Richard West† by Thomas Gray, the speaker can be identified by the use of personal pronouns of the first person singular â€Å"me† (l.1) and â€Å"I† (l.13), as well as the possessive pronoun â€Å"my† (l.7,8). It can be assumed that the speaker is male, since he mentions â€Å"happier men† (l.10), which could indicate that they are happier than he is, thus an â€Å"unhappy man†. Given that there are neither any personal pronouns of the second person nor is the speaker addressing anybody directly, e.g. by using†¦show more content†¦By constructing the tenor and the vehicle, the connection will become more apparent: TEN: the [beaming sunrays in the] mornings shine VEH: the smiling [faces look at me] Ground: Both the sunrays and the smiling, happy faces share the quality of usually conveying a warm and friendly feeling. Other examples of figurative speech in this poem would be â€Å"My lonely