In the poem “Juggler” by Richard Wilbur, the speaker describes the juggler's act. Wilbur uses tone to further the description of the jugglers movement and actions at the circus. He is excited through the poem while he performs his job but further becomes more serious later in the poem when he explains his job and how entertaining it can be. In the first stanza Wilbur talks about jugglers and five red balls that he describes as being dull and simple. Wilbur states how a ball “resents its own resilience” and its love for falling and once it does it's forgotten. The juggler is very precise when he says that “ A ball will bounce, but less and less” revealing the literal meaning of a ball's structure and motion. The juggler is tone is serious
in the first stanza and later lightens up. Furthermore, in the second stanza the juggler is . The speaker illustrates that ball as being something different. The speaker says that the ball loves to fall. Wilbur says, “ wheel on his wheeling hands..” revealing that the ball is going upwards. This is also a way for the speaker to get the audience to engage in the jugglers motion while he is juggling. Moreover, in the third stanza the speaker's feels more of admiration towards the juggler. The speaker describes the jugglers ability to balance a broom, a plate and a table. Wilbur says, “ on his toe the table is turning, the broom’s Balancing up on his nose, and the plate whirls On the tip of the broom!” revealing how talented the juggler is. This shows a power only a juggler would have for entertainment while the crowd shoes excitement as they cry. All in all, the poem reveals the time and individual had overcoming his obstacles. However, he never gave up. Wilber describes his as being light hearted. That reveals that the speaker is powerful.
The essence of this poem is the author’s mastery of sound and rhythm and his excellent use of figurative language. Richard Wilbur purposely chose words that have few a syllables and require little to no change in mouth size and tongue movements to appease to the reader when read aloud. There is an ABAB rhythm scheme
At the beginning of the poem, the speaker starts by telling the reader the place, time and activity he is doing, stating that he saw something that he will always remember. His description of his view is explained through simile for example “Ripe apples were caught like red fish in the nets of their branches” (Updike), captivating the reader’s attention
Adoration for even the most simple or ordinary matters is an aspect of ourselves that we cannot easily hide. Whether it was an evening by the fire, a trip to the bookstore, or even the coming of a beautiful season, activities that bring us joy can be evident by mere attentiveness or the reaction of it. In Juggler, a poem written in 1942 by Richard Wilbur, he brilliantly displays the wondrous and captivating act of a juggler that draws an incredible audience. Richard Wilbur uses lively, vivid imagery and figurate language to describe the entertaining juggler and reveal that the speaker thoroughly enjoys the juggler’s act and positively treasures the experience.
“Watch your tone young lady” a phrase known all too well to the American culture, whether it be from mom giving her children a lecture or on a television screen being spoken out by an actor. The tone of voice that one uses while speaking plays an extremely significant role in what the spoken words actually mean. Many times one can say one thing and mean another just from placing emphasis on a particular word. With tone of voice plays such a vital role in the meaning of a sentence it becomes clear that poetry, although often times found in books as written work, is meant to be read aloud; this was not all that clear to me until I attended my very first poetry reading. On November 10th Ramapo College welcomed the marvelous poet Mark Doty to its campus. Through Mark Doty’s reading of “House of Beauty” and “Theory of Marriage” it became clear that the use of emphasis and tone are vital characteristics that allows for the poet to challenge poetic traditions and conventions.
As we can gather from the examples, Gwen Harwood uses language to create dynamic backgrounds and images to subtly delineate the changes experienced by the persona in the poems. Sometimes the characters themselves are not aware of these changes but the readers are able to appreciate them with the aid of skill Harwood posses in using language to such great measures.
The informal language and intimacy of the poem are two techniques the poet uses to convey his message to his audience. He speaks openly and simply, as if he is talking to a close friend. The language is full of slang, two-word sentences, and rambling thoughts; all of which are aspects of conversations between two people who know each other well. The fact that none of the lines ryhme adds to the idea of an ordinary conversation, because most people do not speak in verse. The tone of the poem is rambling and gives the impression that the speaker is thinking and jumping from one thought to the next very quickly.
In the beginning of the poem the tone seems to be adventurous and playful. In the first stanza, Thiel describes her father and his friend running through towns in Germany to find lettuce because they hadn’t eaten all day. Thiel’s use of imagery makes it seem as though these young boys are out on an adventure. The playful tone sets in when Thiel describes her father and his friend racing one another. Thiel states, “His friend ran a few lengths ahead, like a wild rabbit across the grass” (pg 442). The simile portrays his friend as running free, without a care in the world. Although these boys were in the war, this playful tone is able to express that they were still teenagers and wanted to have fun. The tone quickly changes as he watches his friend step on a mine and his whole body is scattered throughout the field. This horrifying image causes the tone of the poem to change from playful and adventurous to dark and angry.
The diction of the play relates to the characters. In Wilbur’s translation, the dialogue is in steady couplets the flow is extremely interesting with one actor rhyming their line with that of the line that came before it. All of the characters speak in this fashion with the exception of the Maid, who finds plain words do a better job of getting to the heart of the matter.
One of the lines in the song says “all of us are a galaxy of tiny little storms”, when read, it seems effortless to imagine people with galaxies of swirls of brewing emotions within them. Moreover, on numerous other occasions, lines can easily be illustrated in a person’s mind. There holds several vivid words wielded in this song that makes it easier for the reader or listener to embody what George Watsky tries to gain, the listener’s understanding. In other words, the song “Cannonball” inhabits frequent examples of imagery, allowing the listeners to further
In the poem The Juggler by Richard Wilbur, he uses tone and diction to convey the Juggler as hard worker and a performer who can change the world to benefit others.
The juggler himself is a metaphor for a God. In lines 6-7, the poem says “it takes a juggler with five red balls to shake up our gravity” meaning that God is the only person who can handle and
In Richard Wilbur’s poem, “The Juggler”, Wilbur uses a variety of language to convey different literal and figurative images. Because the whole poem is an extended metaphor, one could interpret many different meanings from the overall theme. The symbolism, tone, and imagery of this poem suggest a theme of conquering problems that arise in your own world. Wilbur makes this specific theme clear by using expressions and words that depict a clear overall plot.
He uses powerful imagery and onomatopoeia to achieve the desired effects that make the poem more realistic. All this combined together produces effective thought provoking ideas and with each read, I gradually get an improved understanding and appreciation of the poem.
In the poem, the author does not describe the difficulty and complexity of being a poet directly. Instead, he uses numerous vivid languages to describe what the acrobats do to convey the underlying theme. ¡§he performs above the heads of his audience¡¨, ¡§the poet like an acrobat climbs on rime to a high wire¡K on eyebeams above a sea of faces¡¨. The author uses metaphor, and even makes up new word ¡§...
"The point of view which I am struggling to attack is perhaps related to the metaphysical theory of the substantial unity of the soul: for my meaning is, that the poet has, not a personality' to express, but a particular medium, which is only a medium and not a personality, in which impressions and experiences combine in peculiar and unexpected ways."