The Juggler Richard Wilbur

In The Juggler by Richard Wilbur, the author uses imagery, tone and figurative language to describe the Juggler. The author uses imagery in order to describe the juggler in a positive way. The author describes the juggler’s actions, in what seems to be amazement, describing how he has such talent in being able to juggle the balls, “Grazing his finger ends.” Consequently, even though he does speak of him rather positively, he first sees the downfall of these balls negatively, “a ball will bounce, but less and less. It’s not a light-hearted thing, resents its own resilience.” The author sees juggling as something negative, interpreting the balls coming down as something not so light-hearted. As the poem progresses, the author begins to interpret