Analysis Of Robert Penn Warren's Poem 'Evening Hawk'
Many humans in today’s society often try to control their surroundings. Yes, there are many things that people can control, but one thing will always remain constant. In Robert Penn Warren’s poem “ Evening Hawk,” Through his use of language, Warren is able to convey to his audience that time never ceases. He creates a very detailed underlying meaning and sets the mood for the entire poem. The mood and meaning of the poem is very evident beginning in the first stanza of the poem.Warren demonstrates that mathematics is evident throughout the world. He uses mathematical terms for his diction choice by saying , “From plane of light to plane.” Warren also uses words such as “geometries and angularity.” The mood is very serious and reflective.
The light does not dance across the sky but rather becomes a “tumultuous avalanche” When a person often thinks of a bird’s motion they find them graceful and majestic. Warren portrays the hawk’s motion as, “ that of the honed steel-edge”
Rhythm is also used in this piece to illustrate the image of the hawk plummeting and swooping. The beginning of the poem are sinuous. Warren uses commas to slow the reader down. In doing so, he which asserts the precision and grace of the hawk’s flight. At the end of the first stanza, the sentence cuts off the image Warren was building up. He is transitioning from day to night.
Warren also uses juxtaposition in the final stanza, when he says, “ If there were no wind we might, we think, hear the earth grin on its axis.” He is connecting the literal turning of the world to philosophical development of the axis of a sphere. He also juxtaposes “ Geometries and orchids that the sunset builds,” in the second line. Warren connects complex ideas with the literal portrayal.
“ Evening Hawk” is a poem that uses a hawk to describe a sun sinking down and the rise of darkness over the earth. Warren uses many literary elements to convey the mood and meaning. He uses devices such as diction, rhythm, and juxtaposition. Warren created a very well thought out poem to convey the passage of time; it is demonstrated that time and nature never stops. The actions of humans cannot control the world as a whole.
The light does not dance across the sky but rather becomes a “tumultuous avalanche” When a person often thinks of a bird’s motion they find them graceful and majestic. Warren portrays the hawk’s motion as, “ that of the honed steel-edge”
Rhythm is also used in this piece to illustrate the image of the hawk plummeting and swooping. The beginning of the poem are sinuous. Warren uses commas to slow the reader down. In doing so, he which asserts the precision and grace of the hawk’s flight. At the end of the first stanza, the sentence cuts off the image Warren was building up. He is transitioning from day to night.
Warren also uses juxtaposition in the final stanza, when he says, “ If there were no wind we might, we think, hear the earth grin on its axis.” He is connecting the literal turning of the world to philosophical development of the axis of a sphere. He also juxtaposes “ Geometries and orchids that the sunset builds,” in the second line. Warren connects complex ideas with the literal portrayal.
“ Evening Hawk” is a poem that uses a hawk to describe a sun sinking down and the rise of darkness over the earth. Warren uses many literary elements to convey the mood and meaning. He uses devices such as diction, rhythm, and juxtaposition. Warren created a very well thought out poem to convey the passage of time; it is demonstrated that time and nature never stops. The actions of humans cannot control the world as a whole.