In the poems “A Song in the Front Yard” and “Truth” by Gwendolyn Brooks, the speakers both seek enlightenment, propelled by a shared urge to uncover unknown truths. Though these journeys have many similarities, they are separated by their contrasting views on the implications of this newfound knowledge. One expects joy and fulfillment, but the other fears disruption of their familiar life. Overall, in these poems by Brooks, the speakers both desire to find out about something unknown to them, but they have opposing beliefs about what this truth will bring to their lives. In “A Song in the Front Yard”, the speaker seems happy, curious, and longing to experience something in her life unknown to her. In this poem, the speaker expresses a desire to experience a life opposite to hers: …show more content…
It is also important to note that the speaker does not care about how others judge her for her decision. After recalling her mother’s viewpoint on those who live a contrasting lifestyle, the speaker states, “But I say it’s fine. Honest, I do./And I’d like to be a bad woman, too,” (Brooks 17-18). It’s evident here that the speaker acknowledges how the unknown is dangerous and seemingly worse, yet still would rather take risks to have a more enjoyable, exhilarating life. To her, an unfettered, unsupervised, and dangerous life is superior to her current sheltered, safe one, explaining why the speaker desires to experience the unknown. The phrase “bad woman” also shows her mother's influence on her beliefs. She seems to be working to unlearn these beliefs and hold onto them, which also illustrates how important this lifestyle change is to her and her enthusiasm around it. Overall, the speaker in this poem welcomes uncertainty into her life because she sees it as an opportunity to better her enjoyment of
When I read poetry, I often tend to look first at its meaning and second at how it is written, or its form. The mistake I make when I do this is in assuming that the two are separate, when, in fact, often the meaning of poetry is supported or even defined by its form. I will discuss two poems that embody this close connection between meaning and form in their central use of imagery and repetition. One is a tribute to Janis Joplin, written in 1983 by Alice Fulton, entitled “You Can’t Rhumboogie in a Ball and Chain.” The second is a section from Walt Whitman’s 1,336-line masterpiece, “Song of Myself,” first published in 1855. The imagery in each poem differs in purpose and effect, and the rhythms, though created through repetition in both poems, are quite different as well. As I reach the end of each poem, however, I am left with a powerful human presence lingering in the words. In Fulton’s poem, that presence is the live-hard-and-die-young Janis Joplin; in Whitman’s poem, the presence created is an aspect of the poet himself.
In the excerpt “I am a Woman” by Mary Abigail Dodge in”My Garden,” she exemplifies that even though she is a woman she characterizes herself as being more than one, that she is worth more that what she is expected to be just like other woman in her society. The author expresses her emotions in this text that even though women that are thought as or looked upon as inferior in her society they could do more than what is expected from them. In the text, Dodge conveys her message, in the most passionate way possible. Dodge creates meaning into her writing, in order for her readers to understand where she is soming from.
... she is indeed angered and fed up at the fact that there is a stereotype. The way in which she contradicts herself makes it hard for readers to understand the true meaning or point to her poem, the voice was angry and ready for change, yet the actions that the individual was participating in raised questions of whether or not he actually fit the stereotype.
Wilson also demonstrates that not all individuals follow one path in life. That when one comes to the end of one road, a rebirth may be necessary to continue down another road, such as Martha Pentecost and Herald Loomis had to discover. Wilson also shows the reader that acceptance of the death of an old life can lead to illumination, rebirth, and the possibility of love in ones new life.
As one of America’s leading contemporary poet’s, Sharon Olds is known for the intense personal and emotional poetry that she writes. Her ability to intimately and graphically divulge details of her personal life allows readers to delve into the deepest parts of not only her mind, but of their own as well. Sharon Olds uses her writing to allow readers to experience the good and bad of life through her eyes, yet allows readers the interpretive freedom to define her works as they fit into their own lives. Olds’ ability to depict both wonderful and tragic events in stories such as “First Thanksgiving” and “Still Life in Landscape”with beautifully gruesome clarity allow readers a gritty real-life experience unlike any other.
We’ve all wondered and wracked our brains over the questions and nature of humankind, to which we have no true and final answers: how every moment lived and this moment you live right now, will simply be a memory, the daunting inevitability of death, life’s transience, the irreversibility of time, the loss of innocence with ages…it is in the human condition to question such things; and this mutual similarity in wonder, to me, is beautiful. I intertwine these universal topics into my poetry, particularly Father & Child and the Violets, to transcend time and provide meaning to a range of different contexts, whilst reflecting my own context and values.
As the women narrate the harm caused by men, they lose track of the beings that they once were and become different people in order to cause a reaction in others. These women are hurt in ways that cause them to change their way of living. The Lady in Blue becomes afraid of what others will think of her because a man impregnated her: “i cdnt have people [/] lookin at me [/] pregnant [/] I cdnt have my friends see this” (Shange, Abortion Cycle # 1 Lines 14- 16). Instead of worrying about the life of her child, she worries about how her...
...Dickinson has for the most part conquered her fears. As the second poem gave us the unsettling idea that the author of the poem we were reading was afraid to compose poetry, this poem shows us her coming to terms with that. Her list of creatures blessed with wonders they had not dared to hope for extends quite naturally to include her. She has come to her “Heaven” through poetry—“unexpected”, but eventually with confidence brought about by the trials dealt with throughout the fascicle. The poems are very closely linked, each one showing us some new aspect of Dickinson’s personality that leads toward her confidence. Finally, Dickinson has found her voice and in this final poem proclaims that she has found a peace to which she had not dared aspire at the beginning. Now she has both nature and poetry within her grasp—this is “Heaven” and “Old Home” all at once.
... of her boyfriends states to her when she was not in an upbeat mood, “Why the hell don’t you stay home and not go spoiling everybody’s evening?” (Parker 199) Parker is reiterating her the idea that women were not meant to be anything but positive and upbeat in this society. It even states that “even her slightest acquaintance seemed irritated if she were not conspicuously light hearted.” (Parker 199) Thus the idea that women were made to be positive and upbeat continues in her world.
The garden is the vehicle in which the narrator reveals her reluctance to leave behind the imaginary world of childhood and see the realities of the adult world. The evidence supporting this interpretation is the imagery of hiding. The narrator uses the garden to hide from reality and the changes of growing up. When she no longer can hide from reality, she tries to hide from herself, which leaves her feeling disillusioned and unsure of who she is.
While other writers use their poetry to decipher the meaning of life, Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea was busy writing about how to live it. Five of her poems, “Jupiter and the Farmer,” “The Tree,” “The Shepherd Piping to the Fishes,” “Love, Death, and Reputation,” and “There’s No To-Morrow,” convey strong messages to the reader about how to live their lives. In her poetry, Anne Finch uses anecdotes to help illustrate the validity of her statements, thereby providing the reader with a strong, meaningful, and important message about how life should be lived.
...sed society with religious overtones throughout the poem, as though religion and God are placing pressure on her. The is a very deep poem that can be taken in may ways depending on the readers stature yet one thing is certain; this poem speaks on Woman’s Identity.
It is comprised of contradictory phrases such as, “change so that nothing with change (Szymborska, 2000, pg. 161).” The woman’s role in this poem seems to be the typical female persona of having kids, being submissive to the male, and reading Ladies Home Journal for fun in her down time. The woman is “Naïve, but gives the best advice. Weak, but takes on anything. A screw loose and tough as nails.” Naïve, weak, and a screw loose could be how a male describes her, but she would say that she gives the best advice, has the willpower to take on anything, and is as tough as nails. The last two lines of the poem read, “She must love him, or she’s just plain stubborn. For better, for worse, for Heaven’s sake.” For better, for worse is taken out of a traditional marriage ceremony and since they are married, she is bound to him forever and it his her duty to love and please him. Although this described role of the wife is not as common of a tradition today, because gender roles are not as defined in the post modern era, there are still multiple male figures around the world who believe that this is still the utmost duty of the
Due to the complex global business environment, managers and leaders are under higher pressure to ensure effective management of organization. Taking the recent trends into consideration, it is observed that several organizations across the globe have failed, but some companies have clearly enjoyed the success and growth. It is deduced from the research study that the primary reason behind the success and/or failure of any organization purely depends on the management and leadership. Similarly, it is also observed from the past conducted research studies and case studies that since the volume and intensity of issues and threats are increasing, it is becoming more and more difficult for managers to ensure the
Katherine Mansfield states that “One must go everywhere, one must see everything” (The Garden Party 75). The aforementioned quote states that an individual must try to see the world differently in order to realize the difference between illusions and reality. In Katherine Mansfield’s “The Garden Party”, Mansfield develops a notion of how an individual discovers their true self, when exposed to the reality of life. The protagonist’s, Laura, who has been living in an illusionary world, demonstrates this idea. When she becomes exposed to two distinct environments, she goes through some transformations, which makes her discover her own identity.