The theme of remembrance is something we always are able to find in poems. Remembrance can present courage, feelings of warmth and most importantly, memories. The poems ‘Piano’, ‘Poem at 39’ and ‘Remember’ clearly do show the features of remembrance. In ‘Piano’, the persona of the poem gets reminded by music of his (D.H.Lawrence) childhood and weeps at his loss of it. In ‘Poem at 39’, the persona remembers her (Alice Walker) father and all the good things about him. The persona also remembers what his father was like when he was younger. Finally in ‘Remember’, the persona seeks to be remembered after her (Christina Georgina Rossetti) death, but is conflicted by the fact that memories of her will cause sadness.
The poem ‘Piano’ was written by D.H.Lawrence. Structurally, it is written in quatrains with 3 stanzas, which shows that it is an organised poem. The structure of 3 stanzas divides the poem into 3 different parts. The stanzas create a clear space in time. Through the use of stanzas, you see the emotional differences between his location in his childhood memories and the aftermath. Also, the poem is defined chronologically, which show that the first stanza shows the present tense, second stanza shows the past tense and the third stanza present again. This way, it makes it easier for the reader to understand. Each stanza in this poem would represent a different moment the poet had. With the change from the second to the third stanza, the persona’s great memories were just put aside with reality settling in. At that point, the persona breaks down in anger, crying about the loss of his childhood.
Lawrence uses several language techniques, but the one that is the best fit is his choice of diction. With his choice of diction ...
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...th it you can become happy but yet be pained by it. These poems show it all. ‘Piano’ shows its power to overwhelm a full-grown man and drive him to the point of tears. ‘To My Mother’ and ‘Digging’ show the admiration it can arouse. ‘Poem at 39’, ‘Digging’ and ‘Follower’ all show how memories remain in the deeds of others. Last but not least ‘Remember’ shows that remembrance can bring pain to others. Personally I believe in the power of remembrance. Through remembering the past and reflecting upon it, I see what I can do to improve myself and be a better person. I can draw upon my memories for happy times when I feel sad. Yet I have my regrets as well. Those memories hurt, keep me awake at night and make me think about life and everything that is happening. It is a normal part of life. Live with it, do not look at the past memories, but instead, create some new ones.
The title of this piece, “Remembered Morning,” establishes what the speaker describes in the stanzas that follow as memory; this fact implies many themes that accompany works concerning the past: nostalgia, regret, and romanticism, for instance. The title, therefore, provides a lens through which to view the speaker’s observations.
The informal language and intimacy of the poem are two techniques the poet uses to convey his message to his audience. He speaks openly and simply, as if he is talking to a close friend. The language is full of slang, two-word sentences, and rambling thoughts; all of which are aspects of conversations between two people who know each other well. The fact that none of the lines ryhme adds to the idea of an ordinary conversation, because most people do not speak in verse. The tone of the poem is rambling and gives the impression that the speaker is thinking and jumping from one thought to the next very quickly. His outside actions of touching the wall and looking at all the names are causing him to react internally. He is remembering the past and is attempting to suppress the emotions that are rising within him.
The first text entitled, “Remembrance” by Emily Bronte mainly deals with the loss of love. When reading the poem she states that it has been, “fifteen wild Decembers” since her lover has died. (Bronte, Remembrance, page 1075, line 9) Even though it has been basically fifteen years since her lover has died she is just beginning to feel her love for him slip away. It is surprising that for these fifteen years she has remained in love with a man who is dead. However she states, “Sweet Love of youth, forgive if I forget thee,” (Bronte, Remembrance, page 1075, line 13) When this line is stated it can be said that her love for her lover began at a young age, however after fifteen years of him being dead, her memories of him, her love for him, has slipped away or is beginning to. This poem could also deal with remembrance, since those fifte...
trauma can have on someone, even in adulthood. The speaker of the poem invokes sadness and
The poem is gentle and nostalgic. It seeks not only to recreate the scene for the reader, but
Lawrence writes his criticism with choppy syntax to convey his ideas in a pithy manner. His use of choppy syntax is evident throughout his entire argument. For instance, Lawrence achieves straightforward prose when he calls Hester, “Adulteress. Alpha. Abel. Adam. A. America” (Lawrence).
... forget their life together. The fear of being forgotten trumps her fear of death, being more accepting of that notion. As the poem comes to an end, her tone changes, wishing only for happiness for her beloved, even if it means forgetting her. She is sacrificing her own desire for her beloved’s sake, expressing true love. This acceptance of the possibility of being forgotten is ironic, considering the poem’s title, “Remember.”
In the poem, Harjo portrays the importance of recalling the past to help shape one’s identity. She uses the repetition of the word “Remember” to remind that while the past may be history, it still is a defining factor in people’s lives (l. 1). This literary technique
Everyone has been hurt by loves sweet embrace. The memories that are left behind can haunt us everyday. The music, dreams, smells, a name, or a rose can strike up memories of ones love lost. But when love leaves you alone, the memories and the ghosts of love are never gone. There is always something to trigger thoughs memories bad or good. Something that needs to be known about the poem is that it was written impromptu in a visiting card.
Both poems, “Mirror” and “Piano” have subjects that are reflecting and longing for their past to return. This longing and reflecting is considered the theme of the poems. In “Piano”, D.H. Lawrence writes of the man yearning for his past. Despite all of his yearning, he eventually realizes that it will not return. The speaker says, “…I weep like a child for the past” (12). This describes the speaker’s longing for his past to return, despite knowing that this is not possible. Similarly, in “Mirror”, Sylvia Plath the poet reflects her theme of longing for the past by using the woman viewing her aging reflection in the lake waters. The mirror views the woman and says, “In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman” (17). The mirror is showing that the woman’s past of being a young girl has diminished, and what remains is the old woman she now is. Both poems share a common theme of the re...
The idea of graves serving memory is introduced in Part I of the collection within the poem
The poem Piano, by D. H. Lawrence describes his memories of childhood. Hearing a woman singing takes him to the time when his mother played piano on Sunday evenings. In the present, this woman is singing and playing the piano with great passion. However, the passionate music is not affecting him, because he can only think about his childhood rather than the beauty of the music that exists in his actual space.
the development of poetry and his voice can still be clearly heard. today in the twenty-first century. His poems from ‘Lyrical Ballads’. in his own words, featuring ‘incidents and situations from common life’. This indisputably incorporates the theme of loss in many of his poems.
In the analysis of poetry one is always looking for the universal truth and how it relates to life. In the case of a child losing a parent, it strengthens the concept of the child’s own mortality. When your father’s generation gradually disappears it reminds you that your generation is the next in line.
Upon reading these poems, I could relate to each strongly on a personal level. Each poem expresses a different view of death and the different stages of acceptance and grieving. When I was younger, my grandmother passed away. I was quite fond of my grandmother and she and I had a close relationship. When she passed away, I was devastated and went through a series of phases and emotions, much like those descr...