The idea of being alone is one the people have been wrestling with from the beginning of time. Being by oneself is often looked to with fear because no one wants to end up alone, but inevitably we all will. The poem “Solitude” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox brings this concept into light. There are many different ups and downs in life which the poem mimics. The poem is able to depict a feeling that most have experienced and everyone will eventually. It takes many different reads to realize what the poem is saying, but essentially it is explaining how in life you are either with others or alone. The voice of the poem could be seen as many different people. An all knowing narrator taking the reader through the motions of life and the highs and lows …show more content…
For the first two lines in each stanza there is a verb then followed by a comma. The comma is needed at the beginning of these lines because it helps to emphasize the verb. Each one of the verbs are actions that are commonly used on a day to day basis. These lines also end with a semicolon. The semicolon makes it so when reading the poem the reader pauses only for a brief amount of time, not as long as it would be if it were a period. The pause has to be shorter for these lines because what the line says is not as essential to the poem as the lines that end with periods. Those lines, lines four and eight in the first stanza, take the concepts that are in the first two lines and bring them together. The first two lines and the fifth and sixth lines in each stanza follow the same pattern. As well as the third and fourth and seventh and eighth in each stanza. These lines also have a rhyming scheme. In line three there is an internal rhyme with the third or fourth word and the last in the line. The rhyme scheme is different in the last stanza. The seventh line does not have an internal line like the others. It also does not have a comma making the line, as well as the one following, seem less important. The other rhyme scheme that the poem has is that sixth line and the eighth line rhyme. The rhyming is so crucial in the poem because it adds a lighter feel to a poem that is actually very somber and
The alliteration used is to emphasize rhythm in the poem. On the other hand, the poet also depicts a certain rhyme scheme across each stanza. For example, the first stanza has a rhyme scheme of this manner a, b, c, d, e, a. With this, the rhyme scheme depicted is an irregular manner. Hence, the poem does not have a regular rhythm. Moreover, the poet uses a specific deign of consonance, which is present in the poem (Ahmed & Ayesha, p. 11). The poet also uses the assonance style depicted in the seventh stanza, “Seven whole days I have not seen my beloved.” The letter ‘o’ has been repeated to create rhythm and to show despair in the poem. On the second last line of the seventh stanza, the poet uses the style of consonance, “If I hug her, she’ll drive illness from me. By this, the letter ‘l’ is repeated across the line. The poet’s aim of using this style of Consonance is to establish rhythm in the poem and add aural
First of alll, the poem is divided into nine stanzas, where each one has four lines. In addition to that, one can spot a few enjambements for instance (l.9-10). This stylistic device has the function to support the flow of the poem. Furthermore, it is crucial to take a look at the choice of words, when analysing the language.
Who is the speaker of the poem? It is not the author necessarily. What can you tell about the speaker from the poem?
Lonely” is a poem about a kid having trouble living his life and he isolates himself from other people which makes his life harder. In this poem the author uses symbolism, a metaphor, and rhetorical questions to show how being isolated can make life more difficult. The author tells the audience that whenever anyone tries to isolates themselves there life gets harder for them.
For me, “Alone” was easy to connect with. I was able to connect with the poem in various ways. The theme of the poem played a large role in my connection to the poem. For example, Poe mentions how he knew he was different from his peers at a young age. I was able to connect with the poem at this section because, from my parent's divorce to my sister living with my grandparents, I knew my life was different than those around me. I was also able to connect to the poem because when I faced depression from eighth to tenth grade, I had a pessimistic view on life; similar to Poe's last two lines in “Alone”. Due to these reasons, it was easy for me to connect to Edgar Allan Poe's poem “Alone”.
The poet begins by describing the scene to paint a picture in the reader’s mind and elaborates on how the sky and the ground work in harmony. This is almost a story like layout with a beginning a complication and an ending. Thus the poem has a story like feel to it. At first it may not be clear why the poem is broken up into three- five line stanzas. The poet deliberately used this line stanzas as the most appropriate way to separate scenes and emotions to create a story like format.
Throughout the poem there is only one narrator, a man or woman. The narrator is of high importance to the one being spoken too, so possibly a girlfriend or boyfriend. This narrator alludes to the idea that dreams and reality can be one in the same. The narrator says, “You are not wrong, who deem/That my days have been a dream;” (Line 4-5). The narrator explains that the moments spent with her have felt almost, if not, a perfect dream. The narrator also says, in the closing lines of the first stanza, “All that we see or seem/Is but a dream within a dream.” (Line 10-11). The narrator concludes like dreams, reality is not controlled; reality is what you make it, or what you see. Moreover, in the second stanza the narrator
Rhyme-The last words of line one and line three of each stanza rhyme. The last words of line two and line four of each stanza also rhyme. The rhyming words contribute to the rhythm and flow of the poem.
...ration, onomatopoeia, rhyme etc. One of the sound types I will be looking at is Full or perfect rhyme. This sound type is significant as in Dulce Et Decorum Est at the end of each sentence rhymes with the one before the last. This is significant as when reading this poem you notice this rhyming scheme and take more time to stop and ponder over the significance of the language it is based around and what connotations that word has: “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks” and “Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs”. This is one of the most effective rhyming schemes in the poem. Due to every second line rhyming this makes your remember what the poet was trying to put across in the previous lines as all the different lines have a way of tying in with one another.
The first literary device that can be found throughout the poem is couplet, which is when two lines in a stanza rhyme successfully. For instance, lines 1-2 state, “At midnight, in the month of June / I stand beneath the mystic moon.” This is evidence that couplet is being used as both June and moon rhyme, which can suggest that these details are important, thus leading the reader to become aware of the speaker’s thoughts and actions. Another example of this device can be found in lines 16-17, “All Beauty sleeps!—and lo! where lies / (Her casement open to the skies).” These lines not only successfully rhyme, but they also describe a woman who
of the speaker through out the poem. One Art is a poem about inevitable loss and the incognizant
"Alone" by Maya Angelou explains how happiness can not be achieved if you don't have anyone to enjoy it with. She shows that no matter who you are or what you do, no one "can make it out here alone" (10). The poem is spoken by what is most likely a woman who is pondering her loneliness and unhappiness. She is not speaking directly to a specific person or group of people, but to humans as a whole. This poem describes to the reader how if they do not have friends, family, and their community to be there to help them in trouble, then they will be unhappy.
...ur lines each. Each line ends with a vertical line that marks the feet. The rhyme isn't but there is rhyme in this poem like "Me" rhymes with "Immortality" and, farther down the poem, with "Civility" and "Eternity." This poem repeated the phrase, "We passed," which is changed a bit in the fifth stanza to, "We paused." This repetition of a word or phrase throughout a poem is called anaphora. The use of these poetic elements allows the words to flow as they describe an event.
What is solitude? Solitude is the time a person spends alone, hopefully the person is doing something that they enjoy. I experience solitude every time I write a poem. Solitude can either be good or bad. In my situation solitude is good because I really enjoy writing poetry. When experiencing solitude in a bad way, could be having solitude not when you want it but when you have to. An example is people in prison, they would rather be enjoying their lives but they committed a crime now they have to do the time (Alone). As humans we desire pleasure and freedom.
... is poetry for “everyone”, even though authors want to make meaning and tell a story; our interpretation of a poem is what counts. The true beauty of a poem is the fact that it is subject to various interpretations (Videnov, pp. 126-30).