Friendship can be a very powerful experience; it can help people to overcome obstacles and can let you know that someone will always be there for you. For example, in the poem by Mathew Arnold, the power of friendship helps people get through tough times, also, in the myth, the power of a friendship illustrates that you can rely on a friend for help. Both authors use literary devices to convey their ideas. In the …
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…touched Dionysius, which made him free both men and ask for their friendship as well. Both the poem and the myth are able to capture the true power of friendship by using literary devices. The poem uses examples of obstacles that friends can over come together, while the myth used a specific example of an obstacle that the friends over came together. It can be concluded that friendship can help people get through tough times.