Did you know that writing can convey emotions through imagery? Well, the poem "In a Garden" by Amy Lowell and the writing "The Namesake" by Willa Cather, both pieces beautifully portray the authors' feelings through vivid imagery, emphasizing their emotions within the writing. While "In a Garden" depicts Lowell's deep, passionate feelings about a specific individual, "The Namesake" by Willa Cather conveys a sense of reminiscing about an old friend and a longing to experience that feeling again. This essay will analyze both texts, exploring how the images in each story convey emotions. Willa Sibert Cather's melancholic short story "The Namesake" and Amy Lowell's romantic poem "In a Garden" both employ vivid imagery to evoke strong emotions. …show more content…
The poem "In a Garden" by Amy Lowell begins with the speaker describing a garden. Lowell begins by saying, "Gushing from the mouths of the stone men to spread at ease across the sky. "the water fills the garden with its rushing in the midst of the quiet of close-clipped lawns. "(Lowell, Line 7) She describes the garden's enchanting beauty. At this point, the speaker enjoys her peaceful surroundings. This imagery portrays the speaker's calmness at this time. The speaker is at peace and quiet in the yard. However, Lowell continues to say: "I wish for a night with you." I wanted to see you in the swimming pool. "(Lowell, lines 16-17) At this point, the speaker transitions from loving the garden to missing her beloved and wishing he was in the garden with her. The speaker's choice of imagery to describe her calmness, in the beginning, informed the reader that she was peaceful. On the other hand, the use of imagery near the end of the poem informs the reader that the speaker misses her partner. She explains her desire to watch her body glisten in the light and bathe in the …show more content…
His other painter friends are depressed as they spend their final day with him. Cather provides details about where the seven pupils are from. "We were all fellow-countrymen; New Hampshire, one from Colorado, another from Nevada, several from the farmlands of the Middle West, and I myself from California" (Cather, 1). These facts help the reader understand their connection to one another and the deep closeness they share as a result of coming from different places away from home. Before studying at "Hartwell's studio on the Boulevard St. Michel" (Cather 1). These men shared characteristics that linked them together. First, they were all countrymen, second, they were all away from home, third, they all enjoyed art, and finally, they were all on this journey together. The author was aware that as a reader, they wouldn't have the same connection that they did with each other, therefore he puts the reader in the situation with their character(s). Cather uses a detailed description "The crisp, sunny autumn air was all day full of the stir of people and carriages and the cheer of salvations; greetings of the students, returned brown and bearded from their holiday, gossip of people come back from Trouville, from St. Valery, from Dieppe, from all over Brittany and the Norman coast. Everywhere was the joyousness of return, the resumption of life, work, and play" (Cather, 6), vividly
Women Authors of the 19th Century Some of the most influential women authors of all time lived in the 19th century. These women expressed their inner most thoughts and ideas through their writings. They helped to change society, perhaps without knowing it, through poetry, novels, and articles. Emily Dickinson, Harriet Jacobs, Kate Chopin, Louisa May Alcott, and Elizabeth Oakes Smith are the best-known controversial and expressive women authors of their time. On December 10, 1830 a poet was born