The mind of Federico Garcia Lorca illustrates for us with poetry a surreal display of humanity and inhumanity. Through his collection of poems Romancero gitano, Lorca depicts the daily struggles of gypsy life in southern Spain. From his portrayal of women in poems such as La casada infiel to the violent bloodbaths of rival gypsies who slay each other in battle for little more than an act of jealousy like in Muerte de Antonito el Camborio. Alas, he expertly captures la Guardia Civil as a symbol of ignorance, brute power, and police oppression. In poems like Romance de la Guardia Civil espanola, we witness how the forces of la Guardia Civil attempt to destroy the mythical Andalusian world. Although his poetry presents us with many fascinating …show more content…
We often see images from the Andalusian landscape in his poems or he implements images of the elements like the wind and fire in his works. In other instances, we see cosmic images such as the sun and the stars for example or the presence of metals is often referred to, which can be associated with the gypsy’s and their lifestyle. The repetition of such imagery allows the reader to gain a greater sense of familiarity with the style of the poet. For example, we see many of these images in Lorca’s poem Romance Sonambulo. In a poem where Lorca (1928, 36-40) is describing an intense desire, he sees the colour green in almost everything around him. He refers to almost all the types of images mentioned above in this poem. We get the elements ‘verde viento’ (2), we see the cosmic images ‘Bajo la luna gitana’ (10), we get an insight to Anadulsian landscape ‘La higuera frota su viento’ (15) and we even get images of metals which are associated with gypsy’s and their lifestyle ‘De acero, si puede ser’ (35). These different types of images could be said to be considered as Lorca’s primary images which are presented to us in every one of his poems even if they come to represent different things. In Romance Sonambulo, the majority of Lorca’s images represent desire. However, in other poems, Lorca (1928, 34-35) uses these same images come to represent different situations. In Reyerta we …show more content…
In his article ‘Metonymy, Metaphor and Myth in the Romancero Gitano’ Andrew P. Debicki (1988, 57) acknowledges the importance of Romancero Gitano and ‘its value in bringing about a myth of the gypsy as a fundamental being who struggles against the restrictions of a sedentary world.’ (6-9). Lorca’s use of imagery plays a major role in shaping our perception of such struggles for the gypsy people. La Guardia Civil is perhaps the darkest presence in Romancero Gitano and is the source of most of the Gypsy’s hardship. No poem epitomizes this hardship more so than ‘Romance de la Guardia Civil espanola’. The poem essentially is a violent narration of how dark forces (which are symbolised by la Guardia Civil) tear through a gypsy village at night destroying anyone or anything in their path. However, Lorca does not merely recount this tale. Instead he uses stark and troubling imagery as a substitution for the narrative itself. Using close up perspective, Lorca (1928, 70-75) focuses on things such as ‘Los caballos negros’ (1) or ‘en un aire donde estallan rosas de polvora negra.’ (11-12) By presenting us with the image of the roses of black gunpowder, Lorca seems to be able to describe the horrific experience of hearing gunshots in a beautiful way. It is this talent of presenting images that represent havoc yet, have a sense
Alfredo Corchado — is the author of the book named " Midnight in Mexico:A Reporter's Journey through a Country's Descent into Darkness”. We are, probably, all interested in finding out the facts, news, and gossips about Mexico. This country was always associated with something mysterious. For me personally, the title of the book seemed to be very gripping, I was interested in revealing the secrets of life in Mexico, thus I decided to read this book. I was really curious, what can Alfredo Corchado tell me about the life in this country, the country, where the constant massacre is the picture, people used to see. In his book, the author tells the reader about the real situations, which took place in Mexico, reveals the secrets of the people’s lives and tells the story from the “inside”. He describes the way he lives his life, and does his work. The " Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey through a Country's Descent into Darkness” is a memoir. Author tries to transform his own experience into the story line. Corchado shows the reader the darkest episodes of Mexican society, while relying on his own experience.
`La Tierra de Alvargonzález' is similar to the old ballads in its content of crime and violence. Machado leaves much of the background o...
Virgil Suarez’s poem “Isla” is based off the poet’s personal immigration experience. Born in Cuba, Suarez moved to the United States at age 12. He became college educated, a writer, and a professor (Poetry Foundation, 2018). Suarez is well known for utilizing allegory in his poems to include family members, friends, and famous characters, both real and make-believe (Poetry Foundation, 2018). In his poem “Isla”, Suarez effectively uses allegory, in which he uses both his mother and the famous, love him or hate him creature, Godzilla. As this poem describes Suarez’s immigration from Cuba to America, allegory is fitting because how effective they are at explaining a voyage or dangerous expedition (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). Specifically, allegory, is a method used to deliver a thought “…by using people, places, or things to stand for abstract ideas” (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012, p. 680). A
Soto’s “Black Hair” is a perfect example of a poem that is effective through close analysis of certain concrete images which hold the key to the foundation of the poem and its underlying themes. In this poem, the universal themes of family and culture are hidden under the figure of Hector Moreno, the image of the narrator’s hair, as well as the extended baseball metaphor about culture. Although the title may seem ordinary at first glance, the challenge that the poem presents through its connection of concrete images and themes is very intriguing, and the themes are made clear through the effective use of certain poetic elements.
To inspire the visualization of the idyllic Florida’s fields, this canvas is sized to produce that impression of your presence in the coast. With a sense of solitude that is accompany by the magic of the discovery of a beautiful romantic peace, this canvas transmits you the desire to be there. The scene makes you feel that you have found that special site where you want to be for the rest of your life in concordance with nature. It is easy to spot in this paint how diverse and unreceptive subtropical locality in early Florida define the subjective state of being. In this art he totally complies with one of the most delightful characterizations of Romanticism, he puts together the heart and the mind to idealize the authenticity of the wilderness in the scene according to what the artist considered relevant to present.
Demetria Martínez’s Mother Tongue is divided into five sections and an epilogue. The first three parts of the text present Mary/ María’s, the narrator, recollection of the time when she was nineteen and met José Luis, a refuge from El Salvador, for the first time. The forth and fifth parts, chronologically, go back to her tragic experience when she was seven years old and then her trip to El Salvador with her son, the fruit of her romance with José Luis, twenty years after she met José Luis. And finally the epilogue consists a letter from José Luis to Mary/ María after her trip to El Salvador. The essay traces the development of Mother Tongue’s principal protagonists, María/ Mary. With a close reading of the text, I argue how the forth chapter, namely the domestic abuse scene, functions as a pivotal point in the Mother Tongue as it helps her to define herself.
Valle’s most significant contribution to the Spanish theatre is his invention of the literary style of esperpento, which is best represented in one of his most famous plays, Luces de Bohemia. Valle created esperpento with the aim of representing the harsh realities of Spanish twentieth century society through the concave lens of grotesque deformation, so that he could present the lives of the Spaniards in the light of mockery and absurdity. During his writing of Luces de Bohemia, the Spanish society has been brought to a halt, along with the lack of political progress and social improvement, therefore this concerning political situation has influenced and steered Valle towards his literary evolution, the exaggerated grotesque, which he though was the only suitable way to represent the shocking reality and problems of Spain. In this way, he could alarm the people to terminate their complacent acceptance of this reality and he could also produce a distancing effect which renders the reader immune to the play’s purpose, thus making the artistic experience more tolerable. His experience in the killing fields was what made him t...
...s poems publication. In `A un olmo seco', we discover references to the cemetery of Leonor's grave, and the beauty of new shoots set against the decay of the `olmo's' trunk, which evokes Machado's young wifr in her terminal condition. `A un olmo seco' is highlights the central theme of landscape and countryside, and through the physical description, Machado remembers his personal experience in Soria. The river Duero acts as a leitmotif for the cemetery where his wife was buried. In `Caminos' as Machado develops the theme of his displacement in Baeza, his mood is finally attributed to the loss of his wife. Landscape can be linked with inner emotional landscape. The landscape in this poem is ominous, violent and inflexible: "hendido por el rayo." Therefore, landscape acts as a way of revealing inner emotion and Spanish National character throughout the collection.
The poem uses many literary devices to enhance the meaning the words provide. The poem starts at the beginning of the story as the moon comes to visit the forge. The moon is said to be wearing “her skirt of white, fragrant flowers” (Lorca 2) as its bright light penetrates the scene. The poem states “the young boy watches her, watches. / The young boy is watching her” (3-4). The repetition of the phrase emphasizes the young boy’s infatuation with the moon. The scene is set with intensity by the phrase “electrified air” (5) and a tense feeling is brought into the poem. As “the moon moves her arms” (6), she is given traits of being alive and having her own human qualities. Personification of the moon into a woman exemplifies the desire that the child would have for the woman, and creates a more appealing form for the moon to appear as. The child cries, “flee, moon, moon, moon” (9) with urgency, showing his concern for her. He warns her “they would make with your heart / white necklaces and rings” (11-12). This refers back to the metaphor that the moon is made of hard tin, but still personifies her by giving her a heart. The moon is additionally personified when she says “ young boy, leave me to dance”(13). She has now taken the form of a sensual and erotic gypsy dancer furthering the desire of the young boy. This brings Spanish culture to the poem because gypsies are known to travel throughout Spain. The mo...
Family is one of the most important institutions in society. Family influences different aspects of a person’s life, such as their religion, values, morals and behavior. Unfortunately, problems may arise when an individual’s belief system or behavior does not coincide with that of family standards. Consequently, individuals may be forced to repress their emotions or avoid acting in ways that that are not acceptable to the family. In the novel The Rain God, written by Arturo Islas, we are presented with a story about a matriarchal family that deals with various conflicts. One major internal conflict is repression. Throughout the novel the characters act in strange ways and many of the family members have internal “monsters” that represent the past that they are repressing. In his article, “The Historical Imagination in Arturo Islas’s The Rain God and Migrant Souls”, Antonio C. Marquez’s implicitly asserts a true idea that The Rain God is a story about repression. Marquez’s idea can be supported from an analysis of secondary sources and a reading of the primary text.
In the poem there is an ABAB rhyme scheme along with use of alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. By using all of these techniques, it helps the reader to better understand the message which is being relayed in the poem. Some of the subjects of this poem include, urbanization, dystopia, nature, dying and the fall of man. The reader gets a vivid image of a huge industrial city built in “valleys huge of Tartarus”(4).
Throughout his novel, Don Quixote, Miguel Cervantes effectively uses the transformation of reality to critique and reflect societal and literary norms. In three distinct scenes, Don Quixote or his partner, Sancho, transform reality. Often they are met with other’s discontent. It is through the innkeeper scene, the windmill scene, the Benedictine friar scene, and Quixote’s deathbed scene that Cervantes contemplates revolutionary philosophies and literary techniques. The theme of reality transformation does not even stop there. Sometimes the transformations of reality scenes act as mimetic devices. Ultimately, Miguel Cervantes’ use of transformative scenes acts as a creative backdrop for deeper observations and critiques on seventeenth-century Spanish society.
The theme of Julio Polanco`s extended metaphor poem is to be unique and different from others. The narrator would “rather be a tall, ugly weed” unlike everyone else who want to be ”flowers”(Polanco 2,1).Even though the weed is not as good-looking as the flowers ,the weed is distinct. Furthermore, the metaphor stated throughout the passage helps prove that individuality is much better than being the same as others. Another literary device that contributes to the theme is imagery. The narrator would rather “smell of musty, green stench” than be like everyone else and smell like a “sweet,fragrant lilac”(Polanco 5).
For although the narrator understands the complexity of his own community, he fails to enfranchise his judgement from the collective. Thus the guidelines of what constructs the broken community of the narrators reshape to not be determined according to color nor even ethnicity, as “Sometimes I think / Jews must have heard /the music of a / dream deferred. /” (Likewise 27-30) breaks down the ethnic boundary and redefines—their fragmented community—as the people undergoing common circumstances within his circumferential ecosystem. However, in contrast, Memories of a Bulldozed Barrio retains Gemeinschaft as a result of their circumferential ecosystem is built by socialist labor and an ideal to “raise a Mexican village, . . . all within the confines of this gringo city”(Gamboa 34), for the community is symbolically reclaiming land previously lost.
In this essay I will describe how the use of poetry in details. Through the use of word choice, style, and tone; the author Jose La Villa Tierra emerges theme in “ Ballad of a Mother’s Heart” which is sometimes young men breaks their mothers hearts for a other women heart. There are two powerful words in this poem reveal the theme because of a emerge to contribute to the overall theme, the author choose words pleaded and groaned. The author writes” he pleaded as he knelt before her feet in tears”. This evidence reveals denotation of the phrase, the author uses the words pleaded, to make an emotional appeal.