“The form I most enjoy writing is the sonnet or sonnet-like forms, where you have a - you know, three stanzas or two stanzas that lead into a concluding couplet”- Sherman Alexie. In the sonnet, “The Unnaturalists” written by Albin Soni, the literary elements simile, personification, and metaphor are present and used to suggest that things are never as they seem. Firstly, Soni used the literary element simile to compare buildings to a king’s crown. Soni’s quote “The buildings stand as high as the king’s crown” is a beautiful example of simile. This quote shows that a king's crown and home are meant to be superior to the normal people. But, in Athens, this is not the case. This relates to his theme by showing that while everyone is under the
