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"In The Knight, the knight is an epitome of human society, yet his appearance doe not portray his true self. Do you agree?" In Adrienne Rich's poem The Knight, the reader is given a brief yet profound insight into the deceiving nature of humans; how we give a calm, collected front full of light and purity, yet beneath the surface we are in truth dark and inevitably mortal. The Knight portrays what every man, woman and child must inevitably decide on: to expose their true face or to hide behind a false mask to please others. The initial line "A knight rides into the noon" evokes a sense that the knight, a chivalrous and pure being, is riding gallantly into the noon, where the sun's brightness is at its apex. When the knight's "helmet points to the sun", it further reinforces the first line by exemplifying the light that exists on...

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