Analysis Of Disillusionment Of Ten O Clock By William Blake

Poetry can be easily separated from other pieces of literature. Often when I think of poetry I think of someone expressing themselves in a particularly imaginative way. Even though prose may also be writing which expresses itself, it is written down in a totally different manner. “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock” by Wallace Stevens and “The Lamb” by William Blake are two poems which contain key attributes such as symbolism, imagery, rhyme, and rhythm which are part of what differentiates a poem from other works of literature.

As I read Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens I noticed that the author uses color for symbolism. The definition of symbolism according to Yourdictionary.com is the practice of giving special meaning to objects,

Inside the poem itself the author Wallace Stevens uses color as a representation of liveliness. For example: “The houses are haunted,/ By white night gowns,/ none are green,/ or purple with green rings,/ or green with yellow rings,/ or yellow with blue rings” (Lines 1-6). The author Wallace Stevens uses the color white to represent boring while the other colors have a more energetic energy. Stevens used a very creative and artistic approach when implementing symbolism in his poem by expressing his views on what he considers to be exciting and lively.

Another poetic term I realized was being used as I read “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock” by Wallace Stevens was imagery. The definition of imagery according to Yourdictionary.com is pictures created by the mind or

The definition of a rhyme according to Yourdictionary.com is a poem composed of lines with similar ending sounds or to speak in words or phrases with the same ending sound. An example of a rhyme being used outside of “The Lamb” is to say the words bike and like, or another example of rhyme is the children 's poem “Humpty Dumpty”. In “The Lamb” the author William Blake uses rhymes to make his poem more expressive. For example “ Little lamb, who made thee?/ Dost thou know who made thee?/ Gave thee life and bid thee feed,/ By the stream and o’er the mead;” (Lines 1-4). The author uses the words thee, feed, and mead, all rhymes that give the poem The Lamb much rhythm. The definition of rhythm according to Yourdictionary.com is a recurring movement of sound or speech. Another example is “Gave thee clothing of delight,/ Softest clothing wooly bright;” (Lines 5-6) . Last example I will use from “The Lamb” is “He is meek and he is mild,/ He became a little child:” (Lines 15-16). These are all examples of rhymes that the author uses to create rhythm and make the poem