Like many of Armitage's darker poems this also has a hint of macabre, his use of juxtaposition doesn't lessen the impact but makes it stand out as all the more terrible. If we look closer we see that the third stanza starts with a direct question to the onlooker, 'so when will you come?' which I read as a desperate plea for help, hence the comparison between shaking crumbs and fighting for life. The repetition of 'trying' and use of end-rhyme in the fourth stanza add further emphasis to this sense of impending doom and anxiety. The heat of the fires behind him are 'bullying' him towards his death, 'driving' him, although he is not yet ready to surrender.
From the dangled and drooped shoots to the rankness of the ripe roots, Roethke’s effective use of language enhances the power the poem has on our senses. Being a short poem filled with words that have strong connotations, “Root Cellar” takes readers on a short, vivid journey in a way that leads readers to understanding the tone and mood of the poem. Roethke’s decision to take readers to this foul location reveals the fact that if such a dismal place can sustain life, then perhaps the root cellars, and other places that conjure similar feelings, are not as rotten and desolate as they initially appear. Roethke draws from his childhood experience in “Root Cellar” to highlight life’s persistence and ability to sustain itself even in environments in a state of decay. The theme of life and death is reinforced using depictions that usually are associated with death and flashing glimpses of life.
One way in which Thomas seems inspired by the natural world is through his contrast between the simplistic beauty of nature “sky and meadow and forest”, “untouched dew”, “new mown hay”, and the impossible complexity of expressing this beauty in words “I cannot bite the day to the core”. He does this throughout the poem, asking himself a set of questions. The first is whether he should look outside this physical world ‘as far as heaven, as hell’ to find ‘Wisdom or strength to match this beauty’. Or should he follow a path of ‘pale dust pitted with small dark drops’ (a contrast with ‘sublime vacancy’ and an image suggesting rain) and listen to ‘short-lived happy-seeming things//That we know naught of, in the hazel copse?’ The idea of step-by-step quest seems to be at odds with the idea of poetic inspiration. ‘Wisdom’ and ‘strength’ are posed as alternatives, as are heaven and hell, and refer, presumably, to creative or spiritual abilities.
“Swimming in a dirty river with dirty me you were very beautiful.” Nakayama uses repetition to make the audience focus on thought that he sees him self as “dirty” and how he doesn’t deserve her. Belonging helps us to search for our identity. On the other hand identifying and categorising your self you can know where to belong or where not to belong. And people tend to feel insecure when they feel that they don’t belong or when they feel that they are being judged. Steven Herrick, the author of The Simple Gift by and the Wasao Nakayama, the composer of Strange Chameleon communicate this idea through the text affecting the audience by using techniques as first person, repetition, and
Greed in Gatsby In this day and age, cash is a very essential resource to have. One needs to have at least enough to stay on, though excellent quantities are more suitable. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott-Fitzgerald, having a huge sum of cash is not enough. It is also the way you obtain the cash that issues. Gatsby and Tom both have a lot of cash yet Daisey choices one over the other, not because of the distinction in the quantity they have, but because of the way in which it is accomplished.
Moreover, the poems also ask the reader to find the good in their surroundings and within themselves and to appreciate it as much as possible. In Song of Myself, Walt Whitman is regularly seen in nature where he thinks deeply and truly about the things he knows are usually taken for granted. “The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves, and of the shore and dark-colored sea-rocks, and of hay in the barn, The sound of the belched words of my voice loos'd to the eddies
this reference to the swamp actually serves as a metaphor of the author's character's life being portrayed in the poem. The spacing provides for a pause, which allows the reader to experience the full suspense being set forth by the author. An excellent example of aposiopesis, which initiates feelings of restraint. (Honestly it just helps me catch my breath between the tedious amounts of words per line.) This eerie tone continues thru-ought the poem to inflict that distinct sense of swampy awareness.
The theme of this poem can be numerous things depending on the thinker. Only the author/poet knows the true meaning though. What I think is the theme is that rivers go on, and so does our lives. Enjoy what you have, don’t let the current stop you from going where you want. In this poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, contains imagery as well.
The effect of the free verse can create continuity, as this is all about one particular event, as well as emphasizing the anguish and pain of the boy. The title ‘Out, Out–’ has a violent tone as “Out” is a short and harsh sound. “Out” is repeated twice, separated with a comma which creates a pause. The dash at the end highlights the shortness and suddenness of life. The title is an allusion to the soliloquy in “Macbeth”, where Macbeth soliloquizes about the insignificant, bitter, fragile, and futility of life after he finds that his wife had committed suicide.
Depression and ennui are illustrated in Mathew Arnold’s Dover Beach through the tone and subject of the retreat and loss of faith. He suggests that faith and love have been lost and this is a central concern in modernity. These ideas are depicted through the use of various poetic techniques as well as Arnold’s use of language. The poem begins with the world appearing to be a very pleasant and beautiful place. The diction creates a peaceful atmosphere with the use of words such as “calm”, “fair” and “glimmering”.