Right from the beginning of the stanza there is a tactile image. Solway writes, “Back it comes through/ a screen of particles” (35-36). When he says, “screen of particles”, he is talking about the mist that is left over from him stirring up the water on his board. His word choice is perfect, because the reader can imagine the feeling of light mist on their skin. The reader also gets an auditory image when Solway says, “and settle in a rush of silence” (43), giving the reader that image of peacefulness and quietness.
Also the ocean is so beautiful and unforgettable. The sounds of the waves coming from the massive deep blue ocean and washing up on the shore of the white sand beach, or the sound of them crashing up against the sharp jagged rocks of the coast line are soothing. Something about the rhythmic timing of each wave causes a relaxing sensation and can almost put you into a deep sleep. The sleep would be hard to come out, not because it’s impossible but only because you wouldn’t want to. Although some individuals may find them extremely annoying I enjoy the sound of the sea gulls on the beach.
AP English 9-23 “I wandered lonely as a cloud” by William Wordsworth has both literal and interpretive SOAPStone’s. The literal subject on the poem is nature (field of daffodils, clouds), but the connotation of the subject is that a person should not be miserable because they have minor problems, in the quote “I wandered lonely as a cloud” (line 1) the speaker is alone but in “a poet could not be but gay” (line 15) explains that the speaker may be “lonely” but he finds/notices the positive rather than the negative. The denotative occasion in “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is romantic because of the poems connection to nature (examples of a connection to nature is the use of words such as “clouds” “vales, hills” and “daffodils”), the connotative is similar to the denotative but it also includes the comparison between people to nature. The literal audience of the poem is the general romantic crowds (mainly in the romantic era), the profound audience are people the speaker wants to notice/appreciate natures positives and beauty, most lines of the poem use personification (in this case human traits to nature within a field of daffodils) in situations that would seem undesirable if used with human figures rather than natural figures such as “daffodils … fluttering and dancing in the breeze”(lines 4-6) which give a pleasant image to the reader. The literal purpose of the poem is to inspire the reader to be outside and enjoy nature, but the deeper purpose of the poem is to encourage the reader to be more optimistic/or look at the positive, when the speaker states that he is lonely he also mentions natures beauty and clarifies “a poet could not but be gay” because of his experience with nature.
He keeps repeating the line “the tide rises, the tide falls” (1, 5, 10, 15) as if we can’t change anything. The cycle of the tides makes nature more important than people. The philosophy in this poem is more about accepting what we can’t change then about making a mark. There are comparable philosophies to both A Psalm of Life and The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls: Death is a part of life. However the poems vary in the moods of the writing; The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls shows more negative feelings towards death and has a more defeated tone to it while A Psalm of Life embraces death as more of a reason to leave a mark on the
It is important to examine the title of each poem in order to help appreciate how the poet will portray the theme. Duffy’s title, ‘The Dolphins’ is very straightforward and literal. It is relatively personal as Duffy identifies the dolphins and only them. It is clear that Duffy is concerned with dolphins as her poem gives the dolphins a voice in a metaphorical sense. Usually Duffy gives voice to underrepresented figures in society, particularly females, but this time unusually it is the dolphins.
English 12 name__________________________________ “The Seafarer” 1. Why does the speaker begin the poem by saying that the tale is true and about him? To make it know to the readers, to set the tone/mood 2. How does the mood in the first few lines reflect Anglo-Saxon society and values? They take pride and value in telling their stories.
The images created through the poet's retelling of experiences use symbols to convey their emotions. It is in the closing stanzas of Rimbaud's poem, however, that the utter hopelessness of 19th century life seems to overcome the poet, and his tone shifts from one of casual nostalgia to despair. Rimbaud's boat has seen many wonderful and exciting things, from "the low sun... Lighting with far flung violet arms," to "fantastic Floridas" (Rimbaud 1174).
The use of the word “solitary” emphasizes the chief’s sadness and loneliness over the loss that he is feeling. The chiefs “eyes that lost their lustre” (9) represents that he is not happy; therefore his eyes are lacking enthusiasm. What remains are regret, sadness, and perhaps even disgust. Johnson also uses the word “melts”, “The sky-line melts from russet into blue” (1) that creates an image of change. The melting represents the tragic slow loss of the land and chief himself.
Joshua Ramos IB English HL Mr. Michael 13 April 2013 What Sounds Do the Waves Make? : Analysis of Technique and Setting in The Sound of Waves Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves is a work of literature in which the writer thrusts the reader into an ethereal love story that takes place on Song Island, Japan. The isolated nature of the island reflects life within it; the people lead simple lives, away from the grasp of Westernization and industry. This simplicity translates to, and in turn, emanates from, the love of the two main characters, Shinji and Hatsue. In order to emphasize this simplicity, Mishima focuses the reader’s attention on the setting of the novel by comparing Shinji and Hatsue’s relationship to different physical aspects of the island.
As we follow the narrator’s fast decent into madness and loneliness, he keeps mentioning how heartless he realizes now that his lover is gone. “So that now it is so still I feel the beating of my heart”(“The Raven”464). This starts the beginning of the narrator’s decent into madness. He realizes the room that once was filled with love, has become a dark and silent room.