The speaker of the poem declares that unlike other misguided souls who choose a disciplined life‚ he prefers to be a rowdy rebel. The unfortunate choice of comparing himself and others to plants demonstrates the poet’s lack of skill in poetry composition. The poem consists of five uneven verse paragraphs‚ which regarding the subject matter makes a perverse kind of sense. That it is pretending to be a poem at all then balances the sense in the negative. First Verse Paragraph The speaker begins
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large sections‚ but after reading and thinking about it‚ you realize there are really six small sections to it. The poem opens by giving you a first impression about the person speaking throughout the song. Lines 1-3 of the first stanza show the speaker trying to escape his problems‚ so that he can be "free". He wants to be "Like a bird on the wire" (L1)‚ meaning he wants to be able to sit above and away from his problems. He also alludes to becoming "Like a drunk in a midnight choir". A drunk is
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feelings in the human arsenal. In Shakespeare’s sonnet 29 these emotions are presented though a man struggling with his lonesome and desolate life. The speaker in this sonnet begins by complaining about his life and envying other men but halfway through the poem there is a crucial change and he seems as though he is a completely new person. The speaker in sonnet 29 uses the theme of God’s wrath‚ exaggerated diction‚ and self-pity to illustrate the depths to which his life has sunk and to express his
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and rhythm‚ provide an especially chilling presentation of man’s powerlessness in the face of death’s random schedule. In the poem‚ death is portrayed as a gentlemanly suitor‚ who collects the speaker for a carriage ride‚ and sets her down in "Eternity" (24). For the enjoyment of Death’s Company‚ the speaker sacrifices her interests and activities. On the ride they pass schoolchildren at play‚ fields of crops‚ and then the "Setting Sun‚" before stopping at a house‚ which seems like a "swelling of
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There was not a precise speaker of this poem‚ which I sometimes enjoy but for this poem I feel like there should have a been a definite speaker. I found this poem to be rather a sad and depressing. The way the speaker describes this beautiful “girlchild” (1) is with such admiration and articulation. The speaker describes her as “healthy‚ tested intelligent / … strong arms and back / abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity.” (7-9) It almost seems as if the speaker of this poem is someone who is
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life. The speaker of the poem is describing how he or she is going to take the night to listen to life around him at a tavern; this person is willing to learn about life in a quiet way. As you read the poem‚ you will discover that there is not a rhyme scheme. The poem consists of eleven lines in one stanza. In the simile‚ “I am going to cock my head tonight like a dog‚” (Jackson 1) the reader is exposed to the comparison between the speaker and a dog. The simile suggests that the speaker is going
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that is introduced by the singing of gospels hymns? In “Snapping Beans”‚ Lisa Parker demonstrates a usage of the speaker relaying thoughts to the audience in her work. This reveals a character’s confession of struggles with an edited version of the other involved character in the conversation. Lisa Parker further concludes the theme of her work in a realization of life in general. The speaker represents a shy and over self-conscience individual who is searching for her happy medium‚ in the balance of
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duty "But I have promises to keep". And also‚ Frost’s usage of "sleep" easily implies death. Though this poem might come off at first to be nice and peaceful‚ however‚ that peace has an underlying menace. In the first four lines of the poem‚ the speaker explains that he is trespassing on someone else’s land. He does not expect to be seen‚ because the owner lives in the village‚ nor does he want to be seen‚ because‚ besides being on someone else’s property‚ it would be out of character for him to
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is told from the point of view of a dramatic character‚ typically when that character is reflecting on a previous action. This style makes it so that the reader’s experience is limited to the speaker’s observations and feelings. In this case‚ the speaker is a man who is reflecting on the night he killed his lover‚ Porphyria (Bender 338). While this sounds like the action of a person who is not in his or her right mind‚ Robert Browning contrasts the traditional idea of madness throughout the poem (Kukathas
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Stanza 2 * ------------------------------------------------- A bleak autumn’s day and all nature begins to die/grow duller ------------------------------------------------- Stanza 3 * ------------------------------------------------- The speaker gathers a lot of leaves and piles them up as a mountain‚ but it is hard to embrace/catch them. ------------------------------------------------- Stanza 6 * ------------------------------------------------- Men and nature‚ cyclical nature‚ is
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