Jamie By Elizabeth Brewster Jamay
Elizabeth Brewster’s free verse poem “Jamie” shows the isolation and loneliness of Jamie, who feels separated from the rest of the society. The poem expresses his response to his deafness through the useage of imagery detailedly.
The depressed tone of the poem is first established when the author uses imagery in describing Jamie’s daily. When the author says “kicking a stick, rapping his knuckles on doors” (5). Brewster described his emotion in an irritated way and examining the silent environment surrounding him. Jamie cannot hear the little sound that others would not draw attention to. Another example would be “ Ploughing, picking potatoes… Chopping trees in the lumber woods in winter” (15 & 16). He is gradually accepting his deafness
The depressed tone of the poem is first established when the author uses imagery in describing Jamie’s daily. When the author says “kicking a stick, rapping his knuckles on doors” (5). Brewster described his emotion in an irritated way and examining the silent environment surrounding him. Jamie cannot hear the little sound that others would not draw attention to. Another example would be “ Ploughing, picking potatoes… Chopping trees in the lumber woods in winter” (15 & 16). He is gradually accepting his deafness