Poem help please??? 10 points and stars?

Question:okay there is this poem, it is really confusing but i read it like 5 times and asked the teacher for help and i finally got it!

im suppose to do a 30-45 minute presentation on the poem
it inlcudes with discussing and explaing the literal meaning and the figurative meaning of the poem.

i already know the literal meaning and ive it all written down and type-wriiten but wat is the figurative meaning? wat is figurative meaning??
help plz?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: okay there is this poem, it is really confusing but i read it like 5 times and asked the teacher for help and i finally got it!

im suppose to do a 30-45 minute presentation on the poem
it inlcudes with discussing and explaing the literal meaning and the figurative meaning of the poem.

i already know the literal meaning and ive it all written down and type-wriiten but wat is the figurative meaning? wat is figurative meaning??
help plz?

(First off, just for reference, I looked up the poem and it's by Zulfikar Ghose)

"Figurative" can refer to figurative language such as simile and metaphor. Here I think the poem as a whole functions as a metaphor. The poet is using the expericne of seeing the ground from high up in a plane to talk about something else; I'd say it's how people focus too much on their petty divisions and not enough on what connects them. Since you have half an hour to fill up, you can go through the poem and explain how each literal image supports the main metaphor of the poem. For instance, a river flows from one country into another. How does that unite different peoples and why do they start fights about the water?

figurative phrases must be interpreted by the reader. So I can't help you there. A figurative phrase is a line that seems to be exagurating, or using something random or different to help the writer express what they are trying to say. So now just find those types of sentences. now look at them and ask yourself, what meaning do they reveal that helps you as the reader find the true meaning of the poem. Now you already know the true meaning, so this part should be easy.I Know this is confusing, but i tried my best to answer this. you don't have to give me a 10