One of the themes in Poe's "The Raven" that highlights the gothic genre is alienation and loneliness. This is a result of the speaker's loss of Lenore. The beginning of the poem establishes the speakers isolation and vulnerability and his mental state of mind. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary Alliteration of w in “while,” “weak,” and “weary” produces the effect of unsteadiness. The sound of the "w's" used supports the sense of the reader's lack of energy.
The first one lined stanza is a very negative start, "Not a red rose or a satin heart". This creates a very negative tone from the very first word, "Not" of the poem. In the fifth stanza there is a repetition of the second line of the poem, "I give you and onion". This repetition creates a frustrated tone, the speaker's partner has still not accepted the unusual gift. This represents the pain of love caused by rejection.
Lawson wields a generous amount of sarcasm and humour into the sketch. Examples include the aside- ‘death is about the only cheerful thing in the bush’, the exclamation ‘they talk of settling people on the land! Better settle people in it’ and ‘leaning in one of the eight possible directions’ These allude to lifelessness and death, evoking images of an empty, boring and uneventful place in ones mind which is further accentuated
'we're living on a skelter' indicates that they are living in a downward spiral and there is no hope of it ever getting better. however much the downbeat tone of the poem sets a dull, depressing atmosphere, there are a few line which indicate the smallest ray of hope 'i'm a good neighbour' and 'lobotomy ensures my good behaviour' make it seem as if he strives for acceptance and a good life but he is constantly been knocked back 'if you believe i'll decieve' indicating that people do no have a lot of faith in him or trust him to do well. throughout the poem, the poet gives off the feeling that he is judged. 'let me take you down the corridors of my life' he wants you to have an insight into his life, so you can
Steinbeck describes the bunkhouse as plain dark hostile place with “small, square windows”, which creates the impression of a dark and lonely environment. Windows are supposed to bring light and are meant to give joy although these small windows suggest that not much happiness takes place in the lives of the migrants. Also, this can also portray the size of the migrants’ dreams. Small and surrounded by whitewashed conditions. Their dreams were suppressed and suffocated.
In the chapter called 'Across the Causeway', the writer creates tension by using an isolated burial ground, which makes the reader focus on the sense of isolation. The fact that Arthur Kipps is in an unknown, mysterious place accentuates tension, because the word "burial" makes us think about death and loneliness which creates apprehension and tension in the reader's mind. Also, the word "isolated" suggests that you're alone and this creates tension because it implies a feeling of discomfort and insecurity. Furthermore, the burial ground is described as "decayed", and this makes me think about a abandoned decomposing corpse, and this fact means that this place is not visited often and that it is in a state of total ruin. This idea is supported by the fact that this burial ground is "enclosed by the remains of walls".
The subject matter of this poem is the difficulties young soldiers face but in the end, they only receive sarcastic cheers from the crowd and they clearly don’t know the trenches they had lived in. The mood of the poem is very negative towards the war because it talks about how the war takes away the innocence of the young soldier. In the beginning of the poem, it started out to be carefree and innocent when the boy was still enjoying life until later on, he realizes the hardship he had to face in the trenches. The mood gradually becomes gloomy and dark and the surroundings were just too terrible for a simple boy to tolerate. “Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, and whistled early with the lark.” It describes the place where he was, to be unbearable and a terrible condition for a boy to be in.
How does Hardy use nature in the two poems ‘The Darkling Thrush’ and ‘Neutral Tones’ In Hardy’s poems he tends to use nature in a way that reflects the mood that he is in when writing. The mood of these two poems is shown to be very similar to one another, for the use of imagery and colour clearly represents how Hardy is feeling due to the very bland use of colours used to describe the environment around him. The way he manages to find a way to make everything around him seem depressing also shows how he is feeling about his life at the time, choosing to be extremely pessimistic when it seems to be unnecessary. At the beginning of The Darkling Thrush we can easily decipher the mood of the poem for Hardy describes the frost of winter as “Spectre-gray”. The use of the word gray seems to make the whole scene seem more miserable, for he could have used the colour white to describe the frost, which even though is not an eventful colour itself, can still be very beautiful, but instead he chooses to go with a colour that is the least eventful.
With a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”] My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”](line 40-44) Although, he would prefer not to, but Prufrock can not handle the criticism that society gives him. It is a terrible thing when people are effected by what others my think of them and this poem Prufrock exhibits this behavior. Merriam-Webster defines loneliness as being without company; sad from being alone; or producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation. Loneliness is often a characteristic that goes unnoticed by other people. Prufrock feels very lonely because of what he experiences throughout the day.
“Like a syrup sweet” and “Does it stink like rotten meat?” The stressing sound of the “S” repeatedly depicts the melancholy of the poem which further advocates the struggle of these innocent lives. From the beginning to the end of the poem Hughes paints this vivid picture utilizing imagery for the reader. He argues what the consequences will be if dreams are ignored. During the time