Metaphors.
山川に筌をし伏せて守りあへず年の八年を我がぬすまひし
| yamagapa ni upë wo si pusete moriapezu tösi nö ya tose wo wa ga nusumapisi |
In a mountain river Did he place a fish-trap But to guard is was too much And these past eight years Have I stolen from it! |
The above poem expresses thoughts through reference to fish.