i used a bad analogy i thought to be a metaphor but it was an amphiboly and now i'm lost for evermore along the stairway of regret, the hillside of the saracen who lingers on the edge of war, or maybe, bad comparison

i used a bad analogy i thought to be a metaphor but it was an amphiboly and now i'm lost for evermore along the stairway of regret, the hillside of the saracen who lingers on the edge of war, or maybe, bad comparison
Another new word for me. Thank you!