Women on a Beach
U2A1 “Women on a beach” discussion
After reading and analyzing the poem “Women on a beach” written by Ann Michael’s, I have noticed many occurrences of imagery and the use of literal and figurative language manipulated into the poem. The first use of imagery is when Ann uses “light chooses white sails, the bellies of gulls.” Ann is describing the scene of the poem in a unique way so that it’s not very dull and boring and makes it more amusing for the reader. Since it’s the first line of the poem, you want to engage the reader to continue reading by making it interesting. Another case of imagery that appears in the poem is when Ann says, “the beach glows grainy under the sun’s copper pressure.” This is another unique way that Ann uses to describe the scene because she points out that the heat from the sun is shinning down onto the sand and its very hot out making it glow. She’s explaining the temperature of the setting in contrasting way making it more interactive for the reader. An additional use of imagery that Ann uses in her poem is when she says, “the wind finger against your cheek like a tendril of hair.” This is describing the slight breeze that is taking place in the scene using personification. She’s attributing human characteristic to something nonhuman, which in this case is the wind. In conclusion, Ann Michaels used imagery throughout her poem to transform the everyday into the unique.
Cyrus
After reading and analyzing the poem “Women on a beach” written by Ann Michael’s, I have noticed many occurrences of imagery and the use of literal and figurative language manipulated into the poem. The first use of imagery is when Ann uses “light chooses white sails, the bellies of gulls.” Ann is describing the scene of the poem in a unique way so that it’s not very dull and boring and makes it more amusing for the reader. Since it’s the first line of the poem, you want to engage the reader to continue reading by making it interesting. Another case of imagery that appears in the poem is when Ann says, “the beach glows grainy under the sun’s copper pressure.” This is another unique way that Ann uses to describe the scene because she points out that the heat from the sun is shinning down onto the sand and its very hot out making it glow. She’s explaining the temperature of the setting in contrasting way making it more interactive for the reader. An additional use of imagery that Ann uses in her poem is when she says, “the wind finger against your cheek like a tendril of hair.” This is describing the slight breeze that is taking place in the scene using personification. She’s attributing human characteristic to something nonhuman, which in this case is the wind. In conclusion, Ann Michaels used imagery throughout her poem to transform the everyday into the unique.
Cyrus