In the poem “Alone in the Nets” by Arnold Adoff, the poem had used the form to emphasize the speaker’s emotions as she plays her position for the first time. For example, the poet uses several question marks throughout most of the poem. This shows that the speaker is doubtful of herself because she often asks herself questions to show she’s at the game and what she is going to do in the soccer game. Another example is that there constant spaces in the poem to show that she is confused of what is she suppose to do in the game. The last example is that the poet uses extra spaces to show that she is frozen in the moment to where she is nervous in the game. In this poem “Alone in the Nets” by Arnold Adoff, the poem uses the form to emphasize the
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.
This is done in order to show the broken up nature of this relationship. In the first four stanzas the poet has parenthesis around each. By doing so it sections each stanza off into its own singular entity. By breaking up each stanza with this curved shape it creates a visual representation of the lines being a bowl. The shape the parenthesis make is very similar to a bowl, and breaks up the flow in between each piece. The only area where this is broken is in the last stanza. The poet highlights the lines “(the reason, she said / she wanted)” (23-24) and the line “(and he could not give)” (25) since they are each in their own set of parenthesis. Since the parenthesis represent the bowl this shows that they are each in their own bowl. This is symbolic to an end in their relationship. The only line in the poem that is out of parenthesis is “a life / beyond the / (Bowl)” (26-27-28). When imagining a “life beyond”, the poet shows how it is free of any confines or limitations. Instead of breaking free from the bowls by supporting one another, they remain sheltered
Structural techniques play a huge role in many poems due to the fact that structure sometimes reflects what is happening in the poem. This can clearly be seen with all the poems, in “Remember” and “Do not go gentle into that good night” a strict, tight and ridged structure and this helps reinforce the meaning that the poets are trying to portray. With “Do not go gentle” the structure of the poem in some respects contrasts what is actually happening with Dylan Thomas, with father dying; his head is all over the place but the structure is tight and strict. Villanelles are very traditional strict structures and the message that is portrayed through “Do not go gentle” contrasts it as it is an untraditional message. In addition to this the structure can almost be seen metaphorically as the only thing holding Dylan Thomas together and holding him back from breaking down. On the other hand with “Remember” the structure reinforces the meaning within the poem. “Remember” falls into the category of a sonnet, they tend to convey romantic stories and generally are associated with romance. Therefore the structure of the poem reinforces the romantic interpretation that some people may see when reading the poem. On the other hand the sonnet form of the poem may contrast with the interpretation that the speaker of the poem is jilting her “loved one”. This contrast reinforces the meaning of the poem, as love and hate are polar opposites and by intertwining them it helps the reader focus on what is happening in the poem. However, with “Mother in a refugee camp” and “E for L” there is no clear strict, poetic structure but rather a narrative one that allows for the poet to provide a “screenshot” for the reader to help them visualize what is happeni...
Stating “Write It” ( line 19) , “ And Look!” ( line 10) are climactic points in which the speaker wishes to believe herself, that losing really is no disaster, so she must see it, and write it. In the beginning, the poem seems bubbly and unremorseful but as it develops, the speaker shows her real passion for something lost, “.
The “Postscript” is a lyric in a single, informal verse paragraph that resembles a sonnet, though not keeping to all of the rules of the traditional poetic form. The poem joins a detailed account of an experience in which the speaker took a “drive out west / Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore” (1-2), with a reflection of what the speaker experienced, and advice on how the reader can create their own version of something similar. The structure of the poem coincides with the experience the speaker is describing, and even though the poem loosely follows a common sonnet structure, Heaney incorporates an irregular and arrhythmic pattern to the structure which conveys the spontaneity surrounding the fleeting moment that the speaker is experiencing. The conversational style of the poem, along with the structure, illustrates the extemporaneous nature of experience and thought, and through the use of enjambment, Heaney quickens the pace of the poem in order to ...
Using form, Wislawa Syzmborska conveys the message through a serious of parallelism, stanzas, and lines in her unconventional poem. Examples of parallelism are found in the 2nd and 3rd stanza where the poet is emphasizing “because” and “luckily” to show the reader that because of these situations the victim survived and that the victim was extremely lucky to have all these materials provided to hide and protect the victim which adds to the message. The poem begins with a breathless response to some disaster, as if the speaker is processing as we listen. Therefore, the mood is rushed and fast paced. The parallelism keeps the poem moving and at a quicker pace while sustaining the mood. The poem itself is in an unconventional form. With the different lined stanzas and different line lengths, she uses them to represent different situations and with the different situations and circumstances, it comes out to be successful, into a meaningful poem, which correlates to the whole message. With the different turns the victim took by chance, that person survived. Form is used, in this poem, to gather together ideas and unify the poem.
Choosing the first person form in the first and fourth stanza, the poet reflects his personal experiences with the city of London. He adheres to a strict form of four stanzas with each four lines and an ABAB rhyme. The tone of the poem changes from a contemplative lyric quality in the first to a dramatic sharp finale in the last stanza. The tone in the first stanza is set by regular accents, iambic meter and long vowel sounds in the words "wander", "chartered", "flow" and "woe", producing a grave and somber mood.
In conclusion, Dickinson's form helps the reader begin to comprehend the poem. Figurative language is one of the literary elements that Dickinson uses. to help convey hidden messages to the reader.
...al form from the first stanza through to the fourth. In the first stanza, the poet hints that the couple involved have been together for quite some time; "Lying together there goes back so far". It has a very powerful message for everyone that reads it, and because the language is so simple, it is even more effective in getting that message across. The reader would imagine that the feeling they experience at the end of the poem must be how the poet would feel while lying in bed with his lover, unable to express himself as "more and more time passes silently".
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 not 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 troubles, then they will be unhappy. Maya Angelou uses repetition, figurative language, and includes different examples of different people to convey and illustrate how a person needs someone.
...r to give a literal interpretation of the poem. A deeper analysis can be obtained when the poem is thoroughly deconstructed.
Being part of the basketball clique in high school helped me learn the intrapersonal and social communication skills I use today. As a child playing basketball was my favorite activity or hobby. It's also the way I met a lot of my good friends that I have now. All my close friends I have met. I have met them through playing basketball.. Whether they were on my team, the opposing team or just fans in the crowd who admired my play. Not only has basketball helped me gain friends, but basketball also taught me a lot about life. There are many aspects of life that coincide with basketball. For instance basketball is a team game and an individual game. Like in life you have to work together with other people. The communication skills I learned from basketball helped me communicate with friends, girlfriends, parents and bosses at work.
The reader has to read between the lines and stanzas, because actions take place in the blank spaces between them. We...
Distinctively, it has been assimilated that Structural Devices and Literary Devices play a big factor in enhancing the subject matter of a poem. As A.C. Bradley “it is the how that counts” and that fact has been expounded on through devices used in the poem “Neutral Tones” to enhance the subject matter or the “what factor” of the poem. Poems without these devices would be dead without emotions, tone and without sense of