Immediately as a reader we are thrown into the theme of uncertainty due to the ambigious title. The word ‘But’ for the start of a poems title gives the reader the idea of Thomas being halfway through a sentance, and therefore they feel as if they have missed something so they do not have a full understanding. The word ‘these’ tells the reader nothing about the poem because it doesn’t refer to anything in particular therefore giving the reader a sense of uncetainty as they had no idea of what they are about to be thrown into by reading this poem. The fact that Thomas has chosen to start the poem with the title is also a clever way of introducing the theme of uncertainty , because even though he is repeating the line, as a reader we still do not have an understanding of this poem. Thomas also uses a wide variety of imagery in order to inflict the theme of uncertainty upon the
All three poems, ‘Haymaking’, ‘Shearing at Castlereagh’ and ‘The Chimney Sweeper’, explore the idea of work in very different ways. ‘Haymaking’ and ‘Shearing at Castlereagh’ both focus upon the idea of work creating a sense of fulfilment in life and both use positive imagery to reflect this idea, whereas ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ offers a different approach to the presentation of work, in that it is portrayed in a negative and somewhat upsetting manner. In ‘Haymaking’, Gillian Clarke explores the idea of work being a happy experience through the continued positive imagery throughout the poem. This positive imagery is mostly of natural objects as shown in the line, ‘sweet with the liquors of the grasses, air green with the pastels of stirred hayfields’, which creates a laidback and care-free attitude towards work, as emphasized by the shortness of the stanzas themselves. The use of the words ‘green’, ‘pastels’ and ‘first kittens, first love’ also portrays new life that is created through the process of haymaking and the pleasant memories that can bring from working.
This physical journey in the country acts as a temporary escape from reality. In this poem, Skrzynecki also reminds the responder of the physical journey as an escape from the tedium of ordinary existence but the natural beauty of the place does not separate the poet’s discontentment from the thoughts of his usual life. The poem has a relatively regular stanza structure- 7/8 line stanza but the last two are shorter. Free verse but some implied rhyme (shed, wind, hands) created through assonance and alliteration. The poem has rhythm of conversational speech and assonance and alliteration (e.g.
While reading the poem, Shel assumes that his reader will have some sort of imagination, due to his fictional descriptions. Shel begins the poem by telling us where the sidewalk ends. He tells us what it is like where the sidewalk ends. The way he describes the place and how highly he speaks of it shows that he feels deeply about it. He speaks of a place where the grass grows white.
While he is not seen as a saint within the poem (he remarks in a sarcastic matter to Plath in the poem), he positions the reader to empathise with him, painting the image that he is the placid one in the relationship, and the one who encourages her to embark on her creative pursuits “Get that shoulder under your stanzas/ And we’ll be away.”. The repeated use of the pronoun “your” creates an accusatory tone, suggesting that they were living Plath’s life, rather than their life. The poem also hints that Plath’s father was a monster. He describes her father as a goblin that influenced and controlled the mind of Plath’s. He even goes one step further
Critics have argued there is no positive attitude towards ‘Mr Bleaney’ but in contrast a negative attitude as Larkin’s layout with sharp short sentences could reinforce anger and regret. ‘This was Mr Bleaney’s room’ the
FROST VS. WILLIAMS Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams have different styles of writing poetry. In Robert Frost’s poem “ Gathering Leaves “, Frost explores the repetitiveness and mundanity of human lives. In Contrast, in William Carlos Williams poem “ Between Walls”, he discusses the exceptions that exist in such a mundane and plain world. While both poems are interesting, “Between Walls” is easier to read and more interactive with the reader which makes the poem more fun to read and analyze. Robert Frost uses rhyming scheme and imagery to help the reader feel the poem.
His loneliness is a more tangible expression of his alienation problem. Loneliness is what the novel revolves around, because the novel is mostly Holden going from one place to another, doing one thing to the next to find the desired friendship and love. He constantly recoils from introspection, which was the reason why he could not figure out why he was behaving the way he was. But introspection hit home with him after he met Phoebe again when she alleges that Holden “[doesn’t] don’t like anything that’s happening” (Salinger 169). This was when Holden realized his cynicism and negative outlook on life when he struggled to think of anything or anyone that he actually liked.
Its descriptive language gave me the opportunity to see what is going on in the poem by Windell Berry. This poem is a good example of how sometimes we need a break from stress, and that we can find the relief of stress in natures beauty. Throughout the poem the author the uses poetic diction to describe the narrators senses and views on earths nature.Windell Berry knows how to create a detailed desciption to give the reader an idea of what objects look like in detail even though the reader is not able to see them in actuality. He really wanted to signify tranquility with the words that he chose. “The Peace of Wild Things” is a poem written by American poet Wendell Berry.
He opens his poem with a rhetorical question. It shows a sense of wondering. The poet wonders about the nature of man's life. This rhetorical question involves the reader into the subject and draws his attention to the poet's idea. The poet wants to show the meaning of life.