Poet's Journal 9.1

Figurative Language: Actions

The fourth stanza of "She Had Some Horses" describes horses performing lots of different actions. Since horses cannot really do all these things, we know Harjo must be using figurative language. She may also be reminding readers that horses represent different parts of the woman in the poem. Use your best interpreting skills to decide what the figurative language in this stanza might mean. You may refer to the poem as you work.