Exploration of the Poet's Attitude to Love In Two Poems
I am going to explore the many similarity's and differences between
the two poems 'imitations' by Dannie Abse and 'from long distance' by
Tony Harrison.
In 'First love' the structure and form is similar to 'A red, red
rose,' this is due to the rhyme. Each poem contains cross rhyme but
use it in two different patterns. 'First love' contains a much more
flowing sound, every line rhymes with another, this different to the
more simple sound of 'A red, red rose.' In 'A red, red rose.' the 2nd
and the 4th lines rhyme adding rhythm and creating a different and
much tailored sound. Not only does each poem contain cross rhyme but
both have only quatrains. Neither poem contains a couplet, this again
shows the simplicity of each writer. The form of each poem is the same
they are both story-like love poems - ballad, each about people poets.
Each poet tries to create atmosphere in different ways, in 'First
love' the author gives us the impression that we are outside. He does
this by using sentences such as 'the trees and bushes around the
place' he then tells us the effect that love causes, 'seemed midnight
at noonday' the author does this throughout the poem; 'stole my heart
away complete,' and 'then blood rushed to my face and took my sight
quite away.' However in 'A red, red rose' this is different, the three
lines; 'till a' the seas gang dry,' 'the rocks melt wi' the sun' and
'sands o'life shall run.' Give us the impression that Burns' love is
everlasting. The images of rocks melting, seas drying out and sands
running add to Burns' romantic side. Each sentence is a metaphor and
untrue however create a beautiful image of love and the real meaning.
He also tells the reader that he is 'deep in love' when in fact he
cannot be deep! This is an example of the use of another metaphor.
If Burns were not to use these, the poem would be far less romantic
The narrator’s insecurities unfold when it takes him almost five pages just to demonstrate how close the friendship is between his wife and Robert. It is as though he is justifying his irrational behavior or perhaps questioning if his wife could be secretly in love with Robert. The narrator assumes this because his wife only writes poems if something really important happens to her. He recalls that his wife never forgot that instant when Robert "touched his fingers to every part of her face...
I felt emotional while on page 100, paragraph 7 where he stated: “I guess I should have told someone, but I was too humiliated”. The fact that his father had abandoned the family and his brother who is his No 1 confidant was down with leukemia didn’t give him the courage to speak out, he was scared to the point of losing his mind, he became depressed, irritable, hypervigilant and ashamed thereby hating
Dafydd ap Gwilym has been acclaimed as the greatest poet of the Welsh language. As Rachel Bromwhich commented, Dafydd’s life "coincided miraculously in both time and place with an unprecedented opportunity to mate the new with the old" (Brom 112). Perhaps "mate" is a more appropriate choice of words here than Rachel intended. As his poetry depicts, Dafydd tried to mate a great many things in his time; the man is immortalized as a ball of raging hormones. A self-proclaimed "Ovid’s man," Dafydd took pleasure in identifying himself with the authoritative source of courtly love, a fresh trend in Wales during his life (Summer 29). Love, specifically courtly love, was among the new themes Dafydd merged with the traditional themes like nature. Even the ancient topic of nature, under Dafydd’s molding, took on new forms. Dafydd personified elements of nature to be his trusted messengers in poems such as "The Seagull." In the "Holly Grove," nature is subtly described as a fortress or protector of sorts. Variations of these elements of secret, protected, and secluded love mesh with images of nature throughout Dafydd’s poetry. However, nature seems to be much more than a confidant or mere factor in his search for love; Dafydd’s poems such as "Secret Love" suggest that nature is essential in this endeavor. Though Dafydd’s attempts at love are not limited to the natural realm, poems such as "Trouble in a Tavern" make it evident that only in the natural setting is Dafydd a successful lover.
is shown to be “not quite there” to the readers. He cannot keep his mind on the present, he ...
...ambles. People are rarely clear and to the point in letters to loved ones. He also references events and many different people that are unexplained in the letter or the finding aid. Some of these people come up in other letters, but for the most part you are left guessing or piecing bits together to figure things out. For instance, he spends quite a while explain to his wife how he had trouble on the train when someone tried to charge him twice, but you never really get a full picture of what happened.
, how it drowns to his attention how much he had longed for his sister/future wife to be. Yet he never felt so lonely whilst within her company. Whether it was the fact that the burning desire driven him away. Or just his sheer highly intelligent curiosity got in the way of settling for second best.
Nevertheless, he continues on, as if driven by necessity. Once inside, his attitude begins to change quite rapidly. Though his initial apprehension is evidenced by his stuttering and his incomplete sentences, this quickly evolves into a keen interest, almost an infatuation, with the old man's goods. While he tries to avoid discussion of the poisons ("I want nothing of the sort," he states with an ironic air of finality,) he is consumed with the powers of the love potion.
It is said that Millay's later work is more of a mirror image of her life. This particular poem was written 1931, when she was thirty-nine. Unlike some of her earlier work this is not a humorous poem. It is very deep and meaningful.
"Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal [but] which the reader recognizes as his own." (Salvatore Quasimodo). There is something about the human spirit that causes us to rejoice in shared experience. We can connect on a deep level with our fellow man when we believe that somehow someone else understands us as they relate their own joys and hardships; and perhaps nowhere better is this relationship expressed than in that of the poet and his reader. For the current assignment I had the privilege (and challenge) of writing an imitation of William Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 87". This poem touched a place in my heart because I have actually given this sonnet to someone before as it then communicated my thoughts and feelings far better than I could. For this reason, Sonnet 87 was an easy choice for this project, although not quite so easy an undertaking as I endeavored to match Shakespeare’s structure and bring out his themes through similar word choice.
He thinks that Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close “promises you Ground zero but detours toward Land of Oz with Neverland in between. Some writers take offence these subjects saying the Foer does not have the “right” to express his feelings on this
being the author described him in such a way as to just barely know him enough
...ck” proves this, since it is short yet compelling (193). The choice of the phrase ‘too thick” suggests that Paul D opposes Sethe’s excessive love, which is supported in Morrison’s uses of the theme love. This universal theme allows readers to connect with the characters and comprehend Morrison’s message that love is destructive. Paul D knows this, and attempts to suppress his feelings in a metaphorical tobacco tin heart. This metaphor uses imagery to help the reader understand Paul D’s beliefs and emotional state. Yet Paul D is unable to suppress his feelings entirely, and eventually opens his heart to love. Morrison crafts her argument through the use of a short statement with powerful structure and word choice, the theme of love, and a metaphor for Paul D’s heart, working together to prove that love is dangerous, consuming, and necessary to the human condition.
There are many different themes that can be used to make a poem both successful and memorable. Such is that of the universal theme of love. This theme can be developed throughout a poem through an authors use of form and content. “She Walks in Beauty,” by George Gordon, Lord Byron, is a poem that contains an intriguing form with captivating content. Lord Byron, a nineteenth-century poet, writes this poem through the use of similes and metaphors to describe a beautiful woman. His patterns and rhyme scheme enthrall the reader into the poem. Another poem with the theme of love is John Keats' “La Belle Dame sans Merci,” meaning “the beautiful lady without mercy.” Keats, another nineteenth-century writer, uses progression and compelling language throughout this poem to engage the reader. While both of these poems revolve around the theme of love, they are incongruous to each other in many ways.
Both, the poem “Reluctance” by Robert Frost and “Time Does Not Bring Relief” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, revolved around the theme of lost love. Each poet used a similar array of poetic devices to express this theme. Visual imagery was one of the illustrative poetic devices used in the compositions. Another poetic device incorporated by both poets in order to convey the mood of the poems was personification. And by the same token, metaphors were also used to help express the gist of both poems. Ergo, similar poetic devices were used in both poems to communicate the theme of grieving the loss of a loved one.
to forget to take in return. Love is no longer taken as a gift sent