The Red wheelbarrow"

“The Red Wheelbarrow”
For a small poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow,” by William Carlos Williams, has a great meaning behind it. This poem uses images, symbolism, and form to get the entire picture of the poem across. Meyers defines images, ”as a word, phrase, or figure of speech that addresses the senses, suggesting mental pictures of sight and sounds, smells, tastes, feelings or actions.” (Meyer 1593). Symbolism is, “ a person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than it’s literal significance.” (Meyer 1604). Then there is form, “images and symbolism, as the overall structure or shape of a work which frequently an established design.” (Meyer 1591). Williams uses images, symbolism and form to catch ones attention, tell a simple story, and tell a greater story behind it all.
From taking a look at the poem without even reading it, a reader can see there is a certain form. The poem is, “organized into a single sentence divided into four clauses.” (Youngberge 152). What caught my eye was that the stanzas are a total of four words. On the first line of every stanza there are three words. On the second line of every stanza is just one word. Why would Williams write this poem this way? Could it be to make it more appealing to the eye of the reader? It could have been to make the poem seem longer. Then it could be that writing this poem this way helps the reader see each image the writer wan...