In Erich Maria Remarque’s book, All Quiet on the Western Front, nature appears as a means of projecting the mood of the book. There are many instances of nature that affect Paul and how he thinks of war and how both nature and war have changed him. In chapter one for example, the mood is placed by how nature is being described. The first chapter has descriptions about how the flowers and butterflies were so beautiful even if it was a war zone. "The grasses sway their tall spears; the white butterflies flutter around and float on the warm wind of the late summer."
“Ripe apples were caught like red fish in the nets” (line 3). This symbolizes his stage in life that is “ripe” or closer to death. Like the fist in the nets he is caught on where his life should go. As the first stanza progresses, it leads the reader to the speaker’s eyesight which is focused on the abundant sky filled with birds. The speaker begins to express his awe and amazement that occurs when he sees the flock of birds in lines 14-24.
The speaker states that his spirits were instantly uplifted when he saw the daffodils "tossing their heads in sprightly dance", and still to this day whenever the speaker feels " vacant or in pensive mood" he remembers the daffodils and he instantly is happy again. Throughout the poem we see Wordsworth use simple language devices such as similes and personification to convey his ideas about the link between man and nature. In the first line of the poem he states "I wander'd lonely as a cloud / that floats over vales and hills". Here Wordsworth compares himself to a natural object. Wordsworth also constantly personifies the daffodils throughout the poem "I saw a crowd, a host" "dancing" "tossing their heads".
The use of similes also gives the reader a clearer image of what this may have looked like by giving them objects to compare each aspect of the birds to. For example Dillard compares the motion of the birds as a group to “whirling like smoke” and the sound of the birds flying by to the sound of “a million shook rugs.” Dillard also uses personification in the last paragraph to describe her reaction to the bird’s flight. The expression “my lungs roared,” uses personification to describe how she felt blown away and was left breathless by the unexpected beauty of the flock of starlings flying
“Old Man” clearly explores in paradoxes the problem of identity, as well as a feeling that we are cut off from our past and our future. The presentation of memory in the poem is directly linked to this idea of having a problem with identity. This is not necessarily the plant that is suffering from an identity issue, yet it may even be Edward Thomas who is suffering in “memory.” The first stanza develops a theme of naming. The plant with strange names is remembered fondly, we feel, by one who ‘knows it well’ – the phrase suggests a familiarity and wealth of memory associations, an idea challenged later in the poem. Here, however, the gentle internal rhymes, ‘tree’, ‘rosemary’, ‘thing’, ‘clings’, suggest a conversational, fond reminiscence.
Edgar Allen Poe demonstrates in his written works of “Lenore”, “Annabel Lee”, and “To Helen” an element that seemingly attempts to give the reader exceptional emotional sadness. Poe does this by telling the poem in a point of view where a man tells the story of the death or remembrance of a young love or woman. He also puts a sense of gloom in each of his poems. This allows for the reader to create a mental image if the setting, without him having to directly point it out. As well, the gloominess of his poetry could also be due to his longing effect of sadness that he attempts to express.
This can be seen with the repetition of words like ‘the’ and ‘and’. It shows the beauty of nature in abundance. She over-exaggerates by using words like ‘gold’ to describe nature. She grew up in Tuscany and all the elements of nature in England couldn’t possibly be foreign to Aurora Leigh. Many other poems are also constantly dwelling on the theme of nature.
A drive in the country A drive in the country is poem written by Peter Skrzynecki. This poem relates to inner journey but significantly relates to physical journey as it is a poem that involves different types of obstacles and movement to new places. The poet has used descriptive language, visual imagery and many more techniques to make his poem more effective. This poem is about the poet’s experiences and they affected him. The poet is suggesting that the natural world has so much more to offer than the one he is currently enduring.
The cartoon “Scenic Drive” by R.Cobb also exceedingly explores distinctive experiences in nature. We first gain the idea of nature in “Nesting Time” at the very beginning of the poem with the quote “Charming utterly disarming little bird” L2.Stewart describes the bird in behavioural terms and with the lack of commas used in the quote emphasizes the impression the bird has already left on the man and his daughter. The opening lines of “The Moths” which is “Such a blaze of snow, such a smoke of sleet, such a fume of moths in the air” however makes use of a recurring language pattern by the repetition of the phrase “Such a” to effectively illustrate the ‘snow’ and ‘sleet’ and as well as ‘fume of moths’ as it helps to capture the visual characteristics and features of nature. We gain an image of the shades of colour of the moths ‘snow-white’ as they blurring move and flicker in the light, moving as one massive unit through the air. Stewart brilliantly demonstrates the moths movements as the mass of moths move like a ‘wind’, assuming the colour of ‘dusk’ and enveloping the foliage and blossoms.
Eric Sylvester English 102 February 21, 2013 Louisiana is known for its diverse culture and traditions. One of the most well-known traditions Louisiana culture is Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is music, parades, picnics, floats, and excitement for the entire family to enjoy. Everyone is usually wearing purple, green, and gold colors, and people are adorned with long colorful beads and goodies that are caught from the beautiful decorated floats. During Mardi Gras, most families sit on the ground throwing balls, playing music, having a picnic, and watching crowds of people walk between the floats.