Roethke's decision to use words such as “waltzing” (line 4) and “romped” (line 5) in his poem bring about a certain energy that Hayden's poem does not. His tone is a light one, a happy one where there seems to be joy in the home and two family members that care deeply for each other and enjoy showing that appreciation outwardly. In Hayden's poem there is a darkness to the home which surfaces with descriptions such as “blueblack cold” (line 2) and describing the house so cold its “splintering, breaking” (line 6). Hayden's dark tone is brought about through the words he uses and as it echos throughout the poem the relationship between the father and his son is described. The father has already been defined as a working class man as his hands are “cracked... from labor in the weekday” (line 3) and now on this early Sunday morning he awakes to “[drive] out the cold” (line 11).
A man who went to see his farther during a big winter storm and left his wife behind at the house and told Steven, the neighbor John liked the most, to help Ann on the farm work; also Steven was told to spend time with Ann by himself. Finally John was found lying on the ground with covered snow and realized he was dead already. Ann was a self, frustrated and with a weak personality. Also a wife of John who always felt loneliness once John had left her at the house during the coldest winter time. A women who had betrayed her husband because of Steven’s visiting, but felt guilty to John and realized that John was not a man she had been thinking of therefore, she regret started to regret herself.
Poetry Analysis “Home is so sad” By: Philip Larkin (1922-1985) This poem describes a home that is no longer inhabited by anyone. The poem can be taken two ways, literally or figuratively. The literal meaning being that the home literally is empty of people and falling into disrepair. Figuratively, when the poem says “home is so sad,” and “having no heart to put aside the theft” it is showing how the house is personified. Since in reality- a home cannot have true feelings, you can come to the conclusion that the poet made the home feel animated by giving it human-like characteristics.
This insinuates that she is not allowed to go downstairs. The following exert on page 440 struck me as rather strange ie; "I lie here on this great immovable bed--it is nailed down". Why else would a bed be nailed to the floor, except to keep an out of control person from hurting themselves. And then there is the boat, why would they travel by boat to leave? So we go back to an observation made by the author on page 439 ie; "Out of another I get a lovely view of the bay and a little private wharf belonging to the estate.
Generals die in bed.’ ‘Well that’s a pretty nice place to die.’ “ Later that night the narrator explores the town on his own to get a little peace and quiet and stumbles on the door step of an old man, who lets him stay the night in exchange for tobacco, the next morning the narrator discovers that he has been put on leave. Character Revelations Old Man – Remains nameless in the book, speaks little English and is a scab when it comes to tobacco but allows the narrator to stay the night. Old Man’s Daughter – Remains nameless in the book, is around the age of 18. She is dark skinned like most Northerners and has olive, ruddy cheeks, sparkling eyes and black shiny hair. She sleeps with the narrator but it is not said if anything happens between them.
In the exposition of the story the author introduces the main characters and presents the setting of the story. The action takes place in their house, more exactly in the garden, during night time. The epithets used here: “a thin white moon” and “the cool September breeze” create a calm and chilly atmosphere to the story. The intrigue occurs when Peter understands that this time his Grandad will go away for sure because his father gave him a going away gift, which was a blanket. This is the moment when the boy’s feelings are stirred and also, the moment that
For instance, the hospital bed in Green Island, Iowa might first evoke images of illness, before one would wonder what feverish dreams taunted its occupant. Or, a bed as a site of procreation is implied in the image of Johnny Cash’s boyhood home. Then, for anyone who grew up in Louisiana, the book’s last picture evokes thoughts of sweat and mosquitoes. Why did someone carry a bed to that spot, so close to the edge of the marsh? Surely it was not for assignations?
He then desperately imagines the image of his father from the shaped letters of which are engraved upon his tombstone. ‘The shape of the letters on my father's, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair.’ This makes us feel extremely sympathetic of Pip as he is trying hard to make the image of his father in his head just by the Shape letters upon his tombstone as if he was deluded. Dickens creates more
The title of the poem “At Cider Mill Farm” provides the location of the poem. “Farm” has strong connotations with the quaint like countryside feel, along with crops, animals and tractors – all of which are associated with a traditional British farm. The first line of the poem: “I remember my uncle’s farm” immediately shows the poet is reminiscing about past experiences and the memories that accompany them. “Summer” has suggest warmth and happiness. This implies the speaker has fond, warm and happy memories of his time at his “uncle’s farm”.
Sarah is moving back to the Dales, and she is taking their son with her. Raul is trying to hide his temper and feelings about the situation, but he would like to express himself to her but he has agreed about “playing a part …” (p.1 ll.19 -20) He is touched in a sad way of the situation, and gets a little annoyed at her. “ Might? Thought you`d know...” (p.2. L.25) He is letting his anger and frustration come out through the shovel as he digs the grave for the dead cat.