Form impacts meaning in the poem "Cloud," by using free verse and enjambment, and it creates the sense of movement that is free and flowing much like its real life counterpart. Which is located in the following excerpt "... roiled and murmuring ..." with the words roiled and murmuring, it creates the sense of movement because the denotative meaning of the word roiled is to turn water "cloudy" by stirring up sediment, the very defining of the word roiled means to cause water to become cloudy by stirring or moving it around, likewise connotative meaning of the word roiled is movement just a simple movement. Similarly, with the words "You were the "shadows" of a cloud "crossing" over a field of tulips ..." it creates a sense of movement much
In the poem “Rainwalkers” by Denise Levertov, it is clear to see the speaker is showing that even with conflicting desires, one may be able to find content with who you are are able to work with it.
Sylvia Plath was known as an American Poet, Novelist and Shorty story writer. However, Plath lived a melancholic life. After Plath graduated from Smith College, Plath moved to Cambridge, England on a full scholarship. While Plath was Studying in England, she married Ted Hughes, an English poet. Shortly after, Plath returned to Massachusetts and began her first collection of poems, “Colossus”, which was published first in England and later the United States. Due to depression built up inside, Plath committed suicide leaving her family behind. Sylvia Plath was a gifted and troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work, which is how “Mirror” came to be. Although this poem may seem like the reader is reading from first person point of view, there is a much deeper meaning behind Plath’s message throughout the poem. Plath uses several elements of terror and darkness to show change to the minds of the readers.
"Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal [but] which the reader recognizes as his own." (Salvatore Quasimodo). There is something about the human spirit that causes us to rejoice in shared experience. We can connect on a deep level with our fellow man when we believe that somehow someone else understands us as they relate their own joys and hardships; and perhaps nowhere better is this relationship expressed than in that of the poet and his reader. For the current assignment I had the privilege (and challenge) of writing an imitation of William Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 87". This poem touched a place in my heart because I have actually given this sonnet to someone before as it then communicated my thoughts and feelings far better than I could. For this reason, Sonnet 87 was an easy choice for this project, although not quite so easy an undertaking as I endeavored to match Shakespeare’s structure and bring out his themes through similar word choice.
Forever Blowing Bubbles Always a child - seems to have more fun. Seeing things - which to an adult don’t mean much. Children are forever blowing bubbles, that rise high into the sky, glittering and shimmering like diamonds. Watching them blown by the wind, reflecting rainbow colors, so simple, so full of joy, to be forever a child - blowing bubbles into the wind.
Rapper Kanye West once stated “My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.” Though West’s quote possesses an air of arrogant egocentrism, it still establishes a sort of inherent, human, craving for being able to recognize and truly view oneself in relation to the world. However, this longing is ultimately futile, as the laws of nature prevent West from fulfilling his self-gratifying dream. In the poem “Hailstones” by Seamus Heaney, the speaker maintains a longing for this same sense of familiarity, regardless of what consequences it may bring, even though this craving is nothing in comparison to the powerful, physicality of the hailstones.
"Let mans Soule be a Spheare, and then, in this,/ The intelligence that moves, devotion is"1. John Dunne begins his poem in a very strange way dividing the activities of man, and the soul, into "spheares", but in the progression of the poem this analogy works. In short, the first twelve lines are the set up, where Dunne separates the two major activities of man: those internal and spiritual and then those external like pleasure of business. In the next sixteen lines he develops the theme into a discussion of how the Cross moves our souls in a way similar to the forces of Nature. In the last fourteen lines Donne finishes by uniting both thoughts into a Theological exercise of surrendering ourselves to God.
In Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan’s 2013 production, “Rice”, choreographer Lin Hwai-min narrated a life story regarding a beloved subject of his. During the length of seventy minutes, twenty-four dancers interpret the cycle of rice from the growth as seedlings, the intimacy of pollination, the severance of harvest, the endurance of the blaze, and the rebirth in nature. In this report, discussed is “Soil” and “Wind,” the first two of an eight sections in the performance. Melting traditional martial art and contemporary dance movements, “Rice” drew its audience into the world of the staple grain of Asia in the setting of rice paddy videography and folklore vocals; with subtext of historical challenges, perseverance, and ultimate
Starting off, the son Bibi, and father Bobinot are waiting at the store for the storm to pass. Bobinot then points out to the son “the clouds were rolling with sinister intention from the west, accompanied by the sullen, threatening, roar” (Chopin 531). The threatening roar of Alcee seduces Calixta to have a passionate moment with him. Lawrence I. Berkove stated “The mood for the entire story is set by the section’s description of the storm clouds rolling in with ‘sinister intention’” (225). Chopin uses “the clouds” to symbolize Alcee coming with an evil intention into Bobinot’s home, accompanied by his gloomy mind. Their affair is as strong as a big roar in the sky.
This poetic device aided the reader to visualize not only how silent and dead the leaves were, but also to perceive the atmosphere of the poem. In the poem “Time Does Not Bring
Alfred Tennyson gifted the Victorian Era, and the literary world with two iconic poems. The author explored the themes of personal development and culture clash in one of his most famous poems, “Ulysses”. Tennyson also discovered and analyzed the themes of love and death through his renowned and eminent poem, “Tears Idle, Tears”. The poet was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire in 1809 in the East Lindy district of England. Tennyson experienced numerous amounts of difficulties in his childhood and growing adolescent phases that spilled into his adult life. These trials and tribulations became a foundation and source of inspiration for Tennyson, who used them as a stimulus and catalyst to aide his literary progress and ideas. Two of the most prominent poems that Tennyson wrote were “Ulysses “and “Tears Idle, Tears”. These poems defined the peak of his literary endeavor and symbolized the struggles that Tennyson had experienced in his life. Throughout time readers have been able to distinguish a direct correlation between his life journey and the poems he crafted.
William Wordsworth is a British poet who is associated with the Romantic movement of the early 19th century. Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. Wordsworth’s mother died when he was seven years old, and he was an orphan at 13. This experience shapes much of his later work. Despite Wordsworth’s losses, he did well at Hawkshead Grammar School, where he firmly established his love of poetry. After Hawkshead, Wordsworth studied at St. John’s College in Cambridge and before his final semester, he set out on a walking tour of Europe, an experience that influenced both his poetry.
I chose the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth because I like the imagery in it of dancing daffodils. Upon closer examination, I realized that most of this imagery is created by the many metaphors and similes Wordsworth uses. In the first line, Wordsworth says "I wandered lonely as a cloud." This is a simile comparing the wondering of a man to a cloud drifting through the sky. I suppose the wandering cloud is lonely because there is nothing up there that high in the sky besides it. It can pass by unnoticed, touching nothing. Also, the image of a cloud brings to mind a light, carefree sort of wandering. The cloud is not bound by any obstacle, but can go wherever the whim of the wind takes it. The next line of poem says "I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils." Here Wordsworth is using a metaphor to compare the daffodils to a crowd of people and a host of angels. The word crowd brings to mind an image of the daffodils chattering amongst one another, leaning their heads near each other in the wind. The word host makes them seem like their golden petals are shimmering like golden halos on angels. It is interesting to note that daffodils do have a circular rim of petals in the middle that could look like a halo. Later in the poem Wordsworth uses another simile, saying the dancing of daffodils in the wind is "continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way." This line creates the image of the wind blowing the tops of random daffodils up and down in a haphazard matter, so they appear to glint momentarily as their faces catch the sun. This goes along with the next metaphor of the daffodils "tossing their heads in sprightly dance." Comparing their movement to a dance also makes me think of swirling, swishing yellow skirts moving in harmony.
With time poems may have lost their voice, but not their importance. Up to this day, poetry is still one of the greatest forms of artistic expression; Poems speak to emotions and capture feelings. There is no right format of a poem, but yet a world of possibilities. Instead being unchangeable poems are innately open to interpretation; they should be spoken out loud in order to be “heard”, convey truth and cause impact. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot is an extremely meaningful poem; it is one of Elliot’s best-known works and without a doubt a masterpiece (Hillis). T.S. Eliot introduces the poem with a quote from Dante's Inferno (XXVII.61-66), and with that sparks our curiosity. He then makes statements and questions that perhaps everyone has done, or will do at some point in life (Li-Cheng, pp. 10-17). The poem is a legitimate work of the modernist movement, the language used is contemporary; the verses are free and the rhythm flows naturally.
"I cannot live with You", by Emily Dickinson, is an emotional poem in which she shares her experiences and thoughts on death and love. Some critics believe that she has written about her struggle with death and her desire to have a relationship with a man whose vocation was ministerial, Reverend Charles Wadsworth. She considers suicide as an option for relieving the pain she endures, but decides against it. The narrator, more than likely Emily herself, realizes that death will leave her even further away from the one that she loves. There is a possibility that they will never be together again.
Wordsworth takes readers on a reminiscent journey in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" reflecting upon visions of nature. The figurative language and diction used elucidate the poet's response to nature. Wordsworth uses each stanza to share his experience in nature through the image of a dance that culminates in the poet's emotional response.