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Links Between "On Love" and "On Marriage" by Kahlil Gibran

In the poems “On Love” and “On Marriage,” from the best-selling book, The Prophet, the author, Kahlil Gibran, uses different links to connect his poems. In the poems “On Love” and “On Marriage,” Kahlil Gibran uses the links of personification, similes and imagery. Personification is a very significant link in these two poems.
The link of personification is used effectively in both of Kahlil Gibran’s poems. In the poem “On Love,” Gibran focuses on the aspect of love and using it to explain his opinion on yielding to love when “he” beckons to you. “And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.” (Stanza 4) As seen here, Gibran relates the act of love to human aspects. Personification is also seen in the poem “On Marriage....

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