What Is The Mood Of The Poem Q Appelle
Qu'Appelle The origin of the name Qu’Appelle stems from an old tale passed down from generation to generation by Indigenous people. David Bouchard and E.Pauline Johnson are authors who have written their version of this tale. In Bouchard’s poem Qu’Appelle, the tone of his narrative poem is personal. Bouchard did not use a consistent rhyme scheme which made his poem sound as if he were telling the story to his readers directly, differing from Johnson’s strict rhyme scheme that distanced itself from the audience. Furthermore, to create an intimate connection to the readers, Bouchard uses “you” to address his audience. He also made the story more personal by giving the main characters names: Ikciv and Witonia. Most remarkably, the poem was supported
by details and events such as the Sun Dance and the backstory of Ikciv and his family. Being of Métis descent, storytelling is important to Bouchard and therefore his poem focused more on the narrative/storytelling tones of poetry. On the other hand is Johnson’s The Legend of Qu’Appelle Valley. The tone of this poem is more formal and romanticized. Johnson’s syntax and diction is reminiscent of Shakespeare’s works. For example, she uses the words “thy,” “thine,” and “thou.” Additionally, her sentence arrangement is subject, object, verb, as opposed to subject, verb, object, which we typically use today; for instance, in verse 8, Johnson writes “My boat I beached beside her teepee door.” To further the romanticization, she did not use as much details and only explored one misfortune, unlike Bouchard’s who talked about other trials the main characters faced such as Ikciv’s missing family. Also, the consistent rhyme scheme helped the story sound more formal and pleasing which highlighted the romantic tone. Romanticization is to focus on emotions and favorable aspects of life. Johnson used this element to focus the reader’s attention on the emotions that love and tragedy brought. The authors had different values and focuses in their work which guided them on how to write this tale. Bouchard focused more on realistic love stories and storytelling based on his culture, while Johnson focused on emotions.
by details and events such as the Sun Dance and the backstory of Ikciv and his family. Being of Métis descent, storytelling is important to Bouchard and therefore his poem focused more on the narrative/storytelling tones of poetry. On the other hand is Johnson’s The Legend of Qu’Appelle Valley. The tone of this poem is more formal and romanticized. Johnson’s syntax and diction is reminiscent of Shakespeare’s works. For example, she uses the words “thy,” “thine,” and “thou.” Additionally, her sentence arrangement is subject, object, verb, as opposed to subject, verb, object, which we typically use today; for instance, in verse 8, Johnson writes “My boat I beached beside her teepee door.” To further the romanticization, she did not use as much details and only explored one misfortune, unlike Bouchard’s who talked about other trials the main characters faced such as Ikciv’s missing family. Also, the consistent rhyme scheme helped the story sound more formal and pleasing which highlighted the romantic tone. Romanticization is to focus on emotions and favorable aspects of life. Johnson used this element to focus the reader’s attention on the emotions that love and tragedy brought. The authors had different values and focuses in their work which guided them on how to write this tale. Bouchard focused more on realistic love stories and storytelling based on his culture, while Johnson focused on emotions.