Orange Crush Analysis

D.C Lynn’s prestigious work of Fancy, Motion & Imagination is a collection of poems created and designed through the use of different styles and themes. The book consists of fifty-seven poems, which are categorized in three unique areas of “Fancy,” “Motion” and “Imagination” with each area containing 19 poems and variations of genres. Among all compositions in the book, two of the poems “Orange Crush” and “john at seventy-something” stand out and can be subjected to academic study. Accordingly, and upon closer examination, it can be said that there are some similarities and many differences between “Orange Crush” and “john at seventy-something” in terms of form and content. First of all, “Orange Crush” and “john at seventy-something” have

This perusal also indicates that the two poems are basically different in form due to the following: line number, textual organization and diction. Moreover, these two poems are essentially different in content due to the following: connotation and resonances. “Orange Crush” has nine lines written in five stanzas, four space breaks, complex diction and a small total word count in free verse format. To the contrary, “john at seventy-something” basically utilizes fifteen lines, four strophe, three space breaks, simple diction, and a larger total word count in free verse format than “Orange Crush.” In terms of connotation, “Orange Crush” is generally a very complicated poem, and it resonates negatively which gives readers the mood of failing, frustrating, breaking down because of not being able to get what they really want and being left behind at the end after what they have been trying so hard for. The poem has trope, which includes the following: “Les Fleurs du mal,” “Charles Baudelaire,” “sweet jane,” and “Leu Reed.” Both the former and the latter are difficult to explain and comprehend. On the other hand, “john at seventy-something” resonates in a positive way, as it gives readers the mood of having freedom, living their own lives in ways they wanted. “john at seventy-something” is different in terms of content. This poem is different with few allusions and simple figurative meaning. Ultimately, these two poems, “Orange Crush” and “john at seventy-something” lent themselves to further academic examination, and the opportunity to understand post-modern literature and academic