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
The fear of reading literature and not being able to comprehend the ideas presented forces readers to create a deeper meaning through annotations, as expressed through Billy Collins’ use of comparative imagery and aggressive diction in “Marginalia” and “Introduction to Poetry.” Collins’ choice to
Imagery within a book adds an extra layer of detail for the reader so that they may receive insight into what is happening in the book. This quote is very important to the journey part of the book due to its insight into the event that helped Enrique to make it through the long journey on the train. The imagery of dozens of people rushing out to help travelers like Enrique by throwing bundles to the travelers as they pass through the city is very powerful. This imagery is representative of the kindness that some people have for the travelers. Without the kindness of others, and their willingness to help, Enrique and many other travelers may not have been able to make it all the way to the United States. These generous people provide the travelers with a greater chance of success by giving the travelers food and other necessities that keeps them alive.
What is the message the author is trying to convey? How does (s)he convey this to the reader?
A quick read of Ana Castillo’s poetry will provide a reader with a good knowledge of the style she uses. The style used in “Seduced by Natassja Kinski” and “El Chicle” is conveyed vividly. A key ingredient to Castillo’s style is imagery. Castillo uses imagery to portray the environment, object movements, emotions, and everything else that is of utmost importance. Also important to Castillo’s style is her choice of words.
I don’t know if I connected the experiential dots with any dexterity regarding John Milton’s Paradise Lost until I visited Disney World recently. It wasn’t until Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Cruella De Vil, Jafar the evil sorcerer, the Beauty, and the Beast came down Main Street, U.S.A. that I was more able to appreciate the prodigiousness of the procreative masque within Paradise Lost. Panorama grabs the viewer; and, with a mere touch of the remote control, it thrusts him/her into Eden, Main Street, or Pleasantville. Panorama doesn’t settle for facile spectatorship; it invites the viewer into the action and synchronizes the viewer’s pulse with the pulse of its [panorama’s] own creative slide show. To ignore that invite is to not only avoid the tree of knowledge, but to refuse its existence. That tree was not put in the garden to be ignored but to be avoided – a challenge of our obedience towards a sovereign, a tempter of our curiosity, a pulse quickener.
Poetry is a very subjective art it is up to the authors to determine how they want to convey their message to the readers. Both Ezra Pound’s poem “In the Station Metro” and Emma LaRocque’s poem “The Red in Winter” use imagery, that is very subjective to interpretation, to convey their message in an economic manner. Pound’s artistic imagist poem shows that art isn’t just visual but it can also be portrayed through words alone; and that imagery is a powerful aspect of poetry. LaRaque’s however is focused on how images can portray political issues among differing cultures.
The author’s writing style is that of simplicity but at the same time that of deeper meaning. While the author makes it easy for one to find the symbols and unravel their meaning, the author also adds a whole new weight to meaning behind certain objects and
Billy Collins has used a specific metaphor, simile, rhyme and personification in his poem ‘Introduction to poetry’ in order to show how one should better understand a poem. This poem focused on what the poem actually mean and how a poem should be clearly understood. Throughout the poem, Billy Collins has presented a clear way of understanding the poem by using a very interesting imagery, symbolism, metaphor and a very sensitive sound. The words used in this poem are so powerful that the readers are convinced to think about the issue presented in the poem.
Deep-seated in these practices is added universal investigative and enquiring of acquainted conflicts between philosophy and the art of speaking and/or effective writing. Most often we see the figurative and rhetorical elements of a text as purely complementary and marginal to the basic reasoning of its debate, closer exploration often exposes that metaphor and rhetoric play an important role in the readers understanding of a piece of literary art. Usually the figural and metaphorical foundations strongly back or it can destabilize the reasoning of the texts. Deconstruction however does not indicate that all works are meaningless, but rather that they are spilling over with numerous and sometimes contradictory meanings. Derrida, having his roots in philosophy brings up the question, “what is the meaning of the meaning?”
Through this sympathetic faculty, a writer is able to give flesh, authenticity and a genuine perspective to the imagined. It is only in this manner that the goal of creating living beings may be realized. Anything short of this becomes an exercise in image and in Kundera’s words, produces an immoral novel (3). The antithesis of liv... ...
Great works of literature have been written throughout history. However, The Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost have the inept ability to stir the soul and cause a person to examine and re-examine their life. The brilliant descriptions, use of imagery, metaphor and simile give a person a vivid picture of the creation of man and the possibilities for life in the hereafter. This is done, as a person is able to see, full circle, from the beginning of time to the end of time, the consequences of turning away from God. The ability to see a life full circle is apparent through the examination of both of these poems. Although written many years ago, the morals and principles that they convey ring very true for people in this century as well as times yet to come.
Staykova, Julia. “Structures and Perception in the Similes of ‘Paradise Lost.’” Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 53.1 (2013): 157-178. Web. 9 Dec 2013.
Pablo Picasso’s quote, “Art is a lie that makes us see the truth,” acts as epigraph to Cathy A. Colman’s prose poem Life Drawing, a text that explores themes of art and the way that it reflects and reveals reality. The speaker of the poem acts as a nude model for a life drawing class, and as she is forced to remain still for the duration of the poem, her mind wanders through various tangents on the meaning and perception of art, and what that in turn means to her as a drawing subject. Through the use of the prose poem form, Colman illustrates the speakers flowing organic thoughts, with metaphorical imagery and evocative language help to characterize the speaker as a person with naturally occurring poetic thoughts. This meandering form additionally
“Paradise Lost.”* The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and M.H. Abrams. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. *(page). Print.
Poetry is a true literary art form that uncovers the hidden beauty of the world through its word’s. Poems are strong pieces of literature that unveil a deeper meaning using various literary devices throughout. Therefore, all humans need poetry as it is a living image that endlessly inspires the importance of change in society. Moreover, in silence, poetry is able to connect with people on any subject for it contains all the wisdom of the world. Furthermore, poetry pours out raw emotion and truth though the use of metaphors, allusions and many more devices, which shed light on the value of life. In “Constantly Risking Absurdity” a poem written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the speaker explains the devotion that a poet