While this poem might be confusing at first glance, if one takes the time to look at it carefully, then they can see how this poem is a prime example of the Modernist movement and everything Modernists stood for.
The structure of this poem is not the traditional form of poetry, in that he begins with a first person statement then after an indentation, he elaborates on it almost lik...
The poem is in free form and divided into five stanzas of unequal length. Weaving through the poem is a series of metaphors, these link physical aspects of life to abstract ideas regarding love. The essence of these changing metaphors remains the same: love is a journey, a journey of
The poem is set up so that every line rhymes with the lines in its own stanza, otherwise known as a monorhyme (AAA BBB CCC DDD), in order express his rational and relaxed emotions. It is important to note his state of mind when writing this literary piece because of the mention of
The most noticeable aspect of the structure of the entire poem is the lack of capital letters and periods. There is only one part in the entire forty lines, which is at the very end, and this intentional punctuation brings readers to question the speaker’s literacy. In fact, the speaker is very young, and the use of punctuation and hyphens brings to attention the speaker’s innocence, and because of that innocence, the
The poem is arranged in four stanzas. Based on my interpretation, the stanzas are each represented by memories from
I’ve read this poem quite a few times. I still don’t completely understand it but I do like this poem. I think what’s great about this particular poem is the fact that it has not left my mind since the first time I read it. I have read it again and again.
These eight simple lines of the poem can mean so much more than what they say. It may provoke some deeper emotions from curiosity to complete understanding with little to go on. By breaking down the play into two sections one can understand
Appearing to be sentimental and a reflection of the discoveries in Rilke’s life journey, the language of the poem is very soothing and humble due to life experience. In addition, the structure has been chosen to give the readers time to meticulously ponder between and after each punctuation and stanza. As the first line in the first stanza commences, the speaker
This poem’s theme is love. The author is trying to explain to his lover that he has to go out of town, but will return and their love will endure. He uses very emotional phrases like, floods of tears and tempests of sighs to exaggerate their love. He tries to tell his lover not to cheapen their love by telling the laity or common folk. He assures his lover that their love will last no matter the hardships.
This essay will treat some of the many interpretations concerning the themes of the poem.
The rhythm of this poem is slow and descriptive. It puts the reader in a position to view and see what the narrator sees. There is a large presence of imagery that
The poem is set up in a rhythmic structure using measures, similar to music, and is to be read from left to right with rubato. This musical term, rubato, describes the art of a performer slowing down or speeding up the tempo of a piece in order to give it more depth and emotion and variability. In viewing the poem overall, as one piece, there are many blank spaces interjected within sentences or sets of words. In addition, punctuation is often separated from phrases and sentences so that periods, question marks, colons, semi-colons, etc., rest in their own measures, quite apart from both words and blank spaces. Due to the juxtaposition of words and no words (punctuation and blank spacing), the poem does not present a smooth, unbroken text from beginning to end, but rather a complex pattern of spaces, phrases, isolated words, and punc...
At this point I had been exposed and schooled over what constituted “good and correct” poetry and had limited myself to old works to try and seem more grown up. What I liked about this poem is that it still had the beautiful longing tone that I had enjoyed in Annabel Lee, praising beauty and everlasting love, which is something any young adult desires to feel. This poem fit inside the guidelines of proper poetry and still did not bore me, which is why I liked it so much. Repetition reassures the reader of the speakers devotion, and promises a happy future. The imagery is so beautiful and pastoral, and lends to the imagination of running across perfect fields with the person you had a crush on. It is also quite lyrical and reads as if is full of life instead of just words on a page. This poem is nice because it is a guilt free way to enjoy classic poetry, while still appealing emotionally to young adult
...standing of the poem is enhanced, but also your understanding of poems in general. I’ve tried to guide you through some of the main elements of poetry, giving a brief explanation as to what they are and how to find them. Because I’ve chosen to spend so much time on this, I didn’t use them all in each and every stanza. But now that you have it in front of you, why not try to look for signs of the different elements in the other stanzas?