The Poem Exclosure By Amanda Jernigan

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In the poem “Exclosure” the poet, Amanda Jernigan is trying to deliver the message that writing is a process of capturing the reader, but oftentimes the composition is distorted by different perspectives which are in turn interpreted by different readers. An author writes a piece, like a poem or novel, and they hope to gain an audience and the ability to reproduce more publications. The use of imagery in Jernigan’s poem “Exclosure” displays how a poet conveys their message. During the development of the writing process and how the reader comes to understand said process, is very important. A poet must captivate a reader with their poetry but often times the text can be mistranslated when the audience is overwhelmed or the poem is over-analyzed. …show more content…

Although the author may have captured the reader’s attention, there may be times the reader is confused when trying to understand the message, “indeed, so thick I can’t see past” (11). Jernigan relates the experience of the reader to thick forest. Therefore, the speaker is trying to state that even if the reader is captured, often times they may misinterpret what the author is trying to say. As if they are lost within the writing. Despite the reader being lost in translation, there is a chance that the author did not relay the message as they intended and the reader cannot find proof, “...and must surmise/ what I have managed to enclose” (12-13). The speaker is expressing that sometimes the reader may try and interpret what the author is saying because there is no evidence. Rather than the reader being enclosed, they are confused as to what the writer has to say. Finally, the speaker comes to the conclusion that whatever the author was trying to say it may have benefitted the reader or not, “a paradise, or a paradise lost” (14). The speaker is referring to the end result as a paradise, and if the reader is more able to decipher what the author is trying to say than the reader may be able to gain from the experience or not gain anything. The use of imagery to convey the message that readings can be mistranslated by the reader was effective because the speaker was able to deliver the message to the focussed

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