"[In Goya's Greatest Scenes We Seem to See]" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I decided to write about one of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poems because I did my oral presentation over him and found out just how interesting and quite brave he is. With that being said, I feel that he has a true passion for poetry considering that he risked his freedom to publish "Howl". In this poem, "[In Goya's Greatest Scenes We Seem to See]" there seems to be two different seems. One of those scenes being of Goya's paintings and the other of possible traffic and transportation in America. These two scenes are comparable though because in the paintings it shows how the deaths are affecting the livelihood of the scene, while the American transportation traffic is annoying and causes deaths and troubles as well. Ferlinghetti does a great job in my eyes, of finding two very different subjects and finding a resemblance between them. This poem shows just how creative the mind of Lawrence Ferlinghetti is.
Week 11: Thursday, March 29th
"The Young Housewife" by William Carlos Williams
This is an interesting poem because William Carlos Williams uses this short poem to give a descriptive story of this woman's life within one day, which really consists of her whole life because she obviously is a housewife who does the same thing everyday. I think it is a possiblity that the narrator has a certain amount of affection for this woman because he has drawn an interest to her since he watches her in detail. Even though she just stays at home, I think he realizes how much she does by saying, "shy, uncorseted, tucking in / stray ends of hair, and I compare her / to a fallen leaf." (Lines 7-9). I don't think he is saying she is ugly, I see it as him saying she is tired and could be a beautiful woman when she is put together and not restless from her everyday routine of keeping the house perfect and in order. Another reason I think he has an affection for her is because at the end of the poem he says, "...as I bow and pass smiling." (Line 12). If he didn't care for this woman he would just pass quickly like every other person.
This is an interesting poem because William Carlos Williams uses this short poem to give a descriptive story of this woman's life within one day, which really consists of her whole life because she obviously is a housewife who does the same thing everyday. I think it is a possiblity that the narrator has a certain amount of affection for this woman because he has drawn an interest to her since he watches her in detail. Even though she just stays at home, I think he realizes how much she does by saying, "shy, uncorseted, tucking in / stray ends of hair, and I compare her / to a fallen leaf." (Lines 7-9). I don't think he is saying she is ugly, I see it as him saying she is tired and could be a beautiful woman when she is put together and not restless from her everyday routine of keeping the house perfect and in order. Another reason I think he has an affection for her is because at the end of the poem he says, "...as I bow and pass smiling." (Line 12). If he didn't care for this woman he would just pass quickly like every other person.
Week 11: Tuesday, March 27th
"Grown up" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Of course the short poem is going to be my favorite. That wasn't the only reason I liked it though. This poem actually made sense to me. I like how it uses two lines that refer to her past life and two lines to refer to her present life. She reflects on how she used to act by saying "And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs," (Line 2). This made me think she was talking about how much energy she used to exert while now that she is all grown-up she says, "I should retire at a half past-eight?" (Line 4). Another reason that I grew fond to this poem was because it was really easy for me to relate to. Even though I'm only 19, I can still look back on my childhood and think where did I get all of that energy and time, and now that I have a job and go to college, I find myself looking for my bed or couch as soon as the sun goes down. My favorite line in this poem is line 3 when she says, "That now, domestic as a plate," because she compares her grown-up self to a plate that is plain and flat.
Of course the short poem is going to be my favorite. That wasn't the only reason I liked it though. This poem actually made sense to me. I like how it uses two lines that refer to her past life and two lines to refer to her present life. She reflects on how she used to act by saying "And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs," (Line 2). This made me think she was talking about how much energy she used to exert while now that she is all grown-up she says, "I should retire at a half past-eight?" (Line 4). Another reason that I grew fond to this poem was because it was really easy for me to relate to. Even though I'm only 19, I can still look back on my childhood and think where did I get all of that energy and time, and now that I have a job and go to college, I find myself looking for my bed or couch as soon as the sun goes down. My favorite line in this poem is line 3 when she says, "That now, domestic as a plate," because she compares her grown-up self to a plate that is plain and flat.
Week 8: Thursday, March 8th
"The Waste Land" by T.S. Elliot
I decided to go into detail about the section "A Game of Chess". This section seemed to have more than one scene. The opening scene I portrayed was a woman in this room that had stained glass, and Elliot was describing her with the beautiful things in that room including the chair and the glass. However, as the poem goes on it seems she becomes somewhat dillusional and it makes her psychotic. The next scene I picked up was a woman that was possibly accompanied by maids and a butler because there is someone questioning her actions, along with someone telling her to "HURRY UP". I think she is being told this because her husband is coming home from the army, and she needs to look her absolute best for him. The sections ends with them saying their good nights. This sections of the poem, has many possibilities which makes it difficult to comprehend. However, this is my favorite section of the poem because it was easier to relate to considering it talks about women and their circumstances.
I decided to go into detail about the section "A Game of Chess". This section seemed to have more than one scene. The opening scene I portrayed was a woman in this room that had stained glass, and Elliot was describing her with the beautiful things in that room including the chair and the glass. However, as the poem goes on it seems she becomes somewhat dillusional and it makes her psychotic. The next scene I picked up was a woman that was possibly accompanied by maids and a butler because there is someone questioning her actions, along with someone telling her to "HURRY UP". I think she is being told this because her husband is coming home from the army, and she needs to look her absolute best for him. The sections ends with them saying their good nights. This sections of the poem, has many possibilities which makes it difficult to comprehend. However, this is my favorite section of the poem because it was easier to relate to considering it talks about women and their circumstances.
Week 8: Tuesday, March 6th
"The Waste Land" by T.S. Elliot
This was probably the hardest poem I have ever tried to read. One was becasue it was pretty long, but another reasoning behind this was because I had trouble following all of the jumps and details in this poem. I'm the kind of person who likes an exact answer, so this poem definitely didn't fit that criteria. When Elliot talks about the four seasons in the beginning of the poem, I thought it was interesting how he considered April to be the "cruelest" of the months. When thinking about this month in greater detail, I thought this might be because of the storms that cause damage. However, living in west Texas really gives us a different point of view because we are always desperate for the rain that April brings. I personally think T.S. Elliot has a unique brain because some of the thoughts that he portrays through this poem are very broad yet interesting.
This was probably the hardest poem I have ever tried to read. One was becasue it was pretty long, but another reasoning behind this was because I had trouble following all of the jumps and details in this poem. I'm the kind of person who likes an exact answer, so this poem definitely didn't fit that criteria. When Elliot talks about the four seasons in the beginning of the poem, I thought it was interesting how he considered April to be the "cruelest" of the months. When thinking about this month in greater detail, I thought this might be because of the storms that cause damage. However, living in west Texas really gives us a different point of view because we are always desperate for the rain that April brings. I personally think T.S. Elliot has a unique brain because some of the thoughts that he portrays through this poem are very broad yet interesting.
Week 7: Thursday, March 1st
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Elliot
In this poem, Prufrock makes me get the cringing feeling of embarrassment because he is obviously not the greatest charm. From my understanding of the poem, he is speaking to a possible lover who he wants to be with so badly, but tries to force it in all the wrong ways. It seems that he wants to try and go for her so badly, but he knows in the back of his mind that this sterotypical man that he is could never find the ability within himself to charm this woman. I feel like he has all of these images and day dreams in his head of what it would be like if they were together, so it makes it almost seem real to him. He repeats, "And would it have been worth it, after all," many times because he is contemplating over all of the things he sees them doing. This poem exerts many emotions, and I think T.S. Elliot did a great job of using many metaphors and comparison that really makes the poem unique.
In this poem, Prufrock makes me get the cringing feeling of embarrassment because he is obviously not the greatest charm. From my understanding of the poem, he is speaking to a possible lover who he wants to be with so badly, but tries to force it in all the wrong ways. It seems that he wants to try and go for her so badly, but he knows in the back of his mind that this sterotypical man that he is could never find the ability within himself to charm this woman. I feel like he has all of these images and day dreams in his head of what it would be like if they were together, so it makes it almost seem real to him. He repeats, "And would it have been worth it, after all," many times because he is contemplating over all of the things he sees them doing. This poem exerts many emotions, and I think T.S. Elliot did a great job of using many metaphors and comparison that really makes the poem unique.
Week 7: Tuesday, Feb. 28th
"Whispers of Immortality" by T.S. Elliot
Obviously since the first line of this poem is "Webster was much possessed by death" (Line 1), you can assume this man is some what crazy and irregular. I got the notion that this poem was comparing different poets and their outlooks on death itself. In this poem, he contrasts Webster and Donne as he portrays Webster to be this evil minded man who sees life through the eyes of death and Donne on the contrary to be a perceptual man who sees life just as it is. In the second half of the poem, I thought it really took a turn because I felt like I was beginning to understand what the writers point of view was, but this part honestly just made my mind spin. I realize that he is speaking and describing the Russian woman, Grishkin; however, I couldn't pin particularly why he was describing her. This poem, in my eyes was very mysterious and is definitely not one of my favorites.
Obviously since the first line of this poem is "Webster was much possessed by death" (Line 1), you can assume this man is some what crazy and irregular. I got the notion that this poem was comparing different poets and their outlooks on death itself. In this poem, he contrasts Webster and Donne as he portrays Webster to be this evil minded man who sees life through the eyes of death and Donne on the contrary to be a perceptual man who sees life just as it is. In the second half of the poem, I thought it really took a turn because I felt like I was beginning to understand what the writers point of view was, but this part honestly just made my mind spin. I realize that he is speaking and describing the Russian woman, Grishkin; however, I couldn't pin particularly why he was describing her. This poem, in my eyes was very mysterious and is definitely not one of my favorites.
Week 6: Thursday, Feb. 23rd
"Who's Who" by W.H. Auden
This poem shows great diversity because I saw it as a poem that describes both the times of good and bad in this man's life. I also liked how this poem went along with the key terms we have been talking about in class. The first grouping of lines is an octave and the last is a sestet. I felt like this poem was describing how even the most successful and well looked upon people have their downsides. I enjoyed how Auden expressed that things go unseen, and showed how this man had a cover that didn't reveal his true pages. He showed this very well when he said, "How Father beat him, how he ran away, / What were the struggles of his youth, what acts / Made him the greatest figure of his day:" (Lines 2-4). I also found the rhyme scheme to be quite interesting as the first octave went A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D, and the last sestet went A-B-C-C-D-D.
This poem shows great diversity because I saw it as a poem that describes both the times of good and bad in this man's life. I also liked how this poem went along with the key terms we have been talking about in class. The first grouping of lines is an octave and the last is a sestet. I felt like this poem was describing how even the most successful and well looked upon people have their downsides. I enjoyed how Auden expressed that things go unseen, and showed how this man had a cover that didn't reveal his true pages. He showed this very well when he said, "How Father beat him, how he ran away, / What were the struggles of his youth, what acts / Made him the greatest figure of his day:" (Lines 2-4). I also found the rhyme scheme to be quite interesting as the first octave went A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D, and the last sestet went A-B-C-C-D-D.
Week 6: Tuesday, Feb. 21st
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes
Equal rights have always been a very interesting topic to me because it has always been so controversial. In Hughes poem he really emphasizes how this topic has shaped him into the person he is today, and he does a lot of this throughout many of his poems. When Langston says, "I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young." (Line 5) he is saying that even when he was a young boy this controversy was affecting his life. He then goes on to mention other times in his life by referring to other rivers, "I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. / I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it." (Lines 6-7). This part of the poem shows how throughout his lifetime he dealt with the way society made the norms and he tried to push through the things segregation caused him to face. He talks about he knows there is light at the end of the tunnel when he says, "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, / and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset." (Lines 8-9). This shows how he knows that sooner or later all of the expenses they are paying will be paid off in the end. At the end of this poem he expresses how this has shaped him by saying, "My soul has grown deep like the rivers." (Line 12). The shaping of the life he lived in made him who he is no matter what the circumstances.
Equal rights have always been a very interesting topic to me because it has always been so controversial. In Hughes poem he really emphasizes how this topic has shaped him into the person he is today, and he does a lot of this throughout many of his poems. When Langston says, "I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young." (Line 5) he is saying that even when he was a young boy this controversy was affecting his life. He then goes on to mention other times in his life by referring to other rivers, "I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. / I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it." (Lines 6-7). This part of the poem shows how throughout his lifetime he dealt with the way society made the norms and he tried to push through the things segregation caused him to face. He talks about he knows there is light at the end of the tunnel when he says, "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, / and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset." (Lines 8-9). This shows how he knows that sooner or later all of the expenses they are paying will be paid off in the end. At the end of this poem he expresses how this has shaped him by saying, "My soul has grown deep like the rivers." (Line 12). The shaping of the life he lived in made him who he is no matter what the circumstances.
Week 5: Thursday Feb. 16th
"Poem" by Valentine Ackland
In this poem, I believe Valentine is speaking to a previous love that still holds on to a part of her heart. Furthermore, she intends for the audience to be her ex-love, so the narrator is obviously her. I took this poem in a symbolic way because literally she is talking about a letter that is speaking of a storm and wind, but symobolically she is actually speaking of a letter from her previous love and her emotions for this lover. When she says "But I cannot take it." (Line 5) she is saying that she doesn't wan't to be connected to this love anymore. "A sharper storm had blown / Us apart already, the wind will not slacken but rise" (Line 5-6) She is saying that until they are "parted completly" there will still be terror and feelings of hurt and pain because of what they have already gone through. I thought this was a good poem to write about since it deals with love and obviously there is plenty of loved feeled emotions in the air this week.
In this poem, I believe Valentine is speaking to a previous love that still holds on to a part of her heart. Furthermore, she intends for the audience to be her ex-love, so the narrator is obviously her. I took this poem in a symbolic way because literally she is talking about a letter that is speaking of a storm and wind, but symobolically she is actually speaking of a letter from her previous love and her emotions for this lover. When she says "But I cannot take it." (Line 5) she is saying that she doesn't wan't to be connected to this love anymore. "A sharper storm had blown / Us apart already, the wind will not slacken but rise" (Line 5-6) She is saying that until they are "parted completly" there will still be terror and feelings of hurt and pain because of what they have already gone through. I thought this was a good poem to write about since it deals with love and obviously there is plenty of loved feeled emotions in the air this week.
Week 5: Tuesday Feb. 14th
"The English Are So Nice" by DH Lawrence
After reading many of Lawrence's poem it is obvious that he uses poetry as a symbol for something else. Many times he is speaking about politics and the norm that everyone is tending to go by. DH is a very unique person because he goes completely against the norm of his time. In this poem I immediately picked up a sense of sarcasm in his tone. After getting to know poetry a little better, I have realized that there is definitely a number of possible meanings for every poem. There is usually a literal meaning and a symbolic. In most of Lawrence's poems I believe in the symbolic; however, in this poem I agree with both the symbolic and the literal. My reasoning behind the literal side is for his ability to make sarcasm his literal point. On the contrary, my reasoning behind the sybolism would be him trying to describe the English government and the way they make other outsider's view them.
After reading many of Lawrence's poem it is obvious that he uses poetry as a symbol for something else. Many times he is speaking about politics and the norm that everyone is tending to go by. DH is a very unique person because he goes completely against the norm of his time. In this poem I immediately picked up a sense of sarcasm in his tone. After getting to know poetry a little better, I have realized that there is definitely a number of possible meanings for every poem. There is usually a literal meaning and a symbolic. In most of Lawrence's poems I believe in the symbolic; however, in this poem I agree with both the symbolic and the literal. My reasoning behind the literal side is for his ability to make sarcasm his literal point. On the contrary, my reasoning behind the sybolism would be him trying to describe the English government and the way they make other outsider's view them.
Week 4: Thursday Feb. 9th
"Oread" by Hilda Doolittle
This is a short poem that seems to be very straight forward. Personally it takes me awhile to understand a poem, so I was rather pleased when I read this one because it actually made sense to me. This poem expresses H.D.'s ability to paint such great pictures in the reader's mind, which is one of the reasons why she is considered one of the great imagist. In this poem she is talking into nature as if there is some type of God or spirit in the mountains. When she says, "Whirl up, sea" (Line 1) you initially get a feeling that she is demanding and shouting out. I wasn't sure exactly what an "Oread" was so I did some researching on it and found out that it is a type of greek nymph which is like a spirit in nature or in this example, the mountains. I realized that she was praising to the mountains because she says, "Whirl your pointed pines. / Splash your great pines" (Lines 2-3). This led me to believe that she was praying to her "Oread" for rain, and for it to turn the mountains "green."
This is a short poem that seems to be very straight forward. Personally it takes me awhile to understand a poem, so I was rather pleased when I read this one because it actually made sense to me. This poem expresses H.D.'s ability to paint such great pictures in the reader's mind, which is one of the reasons why she is considered one of the great imagist. In this poem she is talking into nature as if there is some type of God or spirit in the mountains. When she says, "Whirl up, sea" (Line 1) you initially get a feeling that she is demanding and shouting out. I wasn't sure exactly what an "Oread" was so I did some researching on it and found out that it is a type of greek nymph which is like a spirit in nature or in this example, the mountains. I realized that she was praising to the mountains because she says, "Whirl your pointed pines. / Splash your great pines" (Lines 2-3). This led me to believe that she was praying to her "Oread" for rain, and for it to turn the mountains "green."
Week 4: Tuesday Feb. 7th
"The Pike" by Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell defines Imagists. This poem is a great example of how she puts a whole new meaning to poetry. This poem isn't all about just rhyming; however, it stills flows so fluently. The difference in her poetry is her ability to paint such a detailed picture as you read her lines. When I first read the title "The Pike", I thought this poem going to be about a sword or some kind of weapon, but I soon found out that this is about a fish in a pond. Once I figured this out, I saw the story in a whole new way. In this poem she uses descriptive words that illustrate a shiny fish in dirty water. She finds the beauty in this brown pond by conveying "And a green-and-copper brightness / Ran under the water." (Lines 8-9). I believe this shows her ability to find beauty within the darkness of the nasty water, and how beauty can spread. She shows this by saying that once the fish she was seeing "flicked his tail" and swam more beautiful fish began to make a school of gorgeous colors. "Out from under the reeds / Came the olive-green light, / And orange flashed up / So the fish passed across the pool / Green and copper, / A darkness and a gleam," (Lines 10-16) The last three lines of this poem are my favorite because I think she's interpreting that the allure of the fish bring grace and charm to the "darkness".
Amy Lowell defines Imagists. This poem is a great example of how she puts a whole new meaning to poetry. This poem isn't all about just rhyming; however, it stills flows so fluently. The difference in her poetry is her ability to paint such a detailed picture as you read her lines. When I first read the title "The Pike", I thought this poem going to be about a sword or some kind of weapon, but I soon found out that this is about a fish in a pond. Once I figured this out, I saw the story in a whole new way. In this poem she uses descriptive words that illustrate a shiny fish in dirty water. She finds the beauty in this brown pond by conveying "And a green-and-copper brightness / Ran under the water." (Lines 8-9). I believe this shows her ability to find beauty within the darkness of the nasty water, and how beauty can spread. She shows this by saying that once the fish she was seeing "flicked his tail" and swam more beautiful fish began to make a school of gorgeous colors. "Out from under the reeds / Came the olive-green light, / And orange flashed up / So the fish passed across the pool / Green and copper, / A darkness and a gleam," (Lines 10-16) The last three lines of this poem are my favorite because I think she's interpreting that the allure of the fish bring grace and charm to the "darkness".
Week 3: Thursday Feb. 2nd
After putting Sassoon's biography and this poem together, I came to the conclusion that he was showing a lot of annoyance and grief. I believe he was trying to say that he was frustrated with the laughter and ridicule that this show was interpreting. I thought it was "ironic" that we were talking about irony in class Tuesday, and coincidentally this poem actually has some great examples of irony in it. "We're sure the Kaiser loves the old Tanks!" (Line 4). He obviously is showing irony here by sarcastically stating that they love the tanks. When in reality, he really means that he wishes one would come through to turn their laughter into fright. He says, "I'd like to see a Tank come down the stalls," (Line 5). He verifies how annoyed and infuriated he is with this "Show" by implying he wishes this would come through the orchestra seats in the theater to shock the "crammed" hall. He knows from first hand that this would end their cheer. "And ther'd be no more jokes in Music-halls" (Line 7).
Week 3: Tuesday Jan. 31st
"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
I believe that Robert Frost is a classical writer of poetry. A famous poem, "The Road Not Taken," is one of his that I have read before, and in my perspective, a poem that is straight to the point. That is definitely something I really like about this poem, which is why I chose to reflect on it. As an overview, I believe that the poem is about a person choosing a path that many people do not choose, whether it being right or wrong. Beginning with the middle of line 3, to the end of line 5, I read it as if Frost is talking about the journey of life. We can only see the immediate future, and we can't see past the "undergrowth." Lines 14 and 15 are another pair of lines with major significance in my mind. When he writes, "Yet knowing how way leads on to way,/ I doubted if i should ever come back." Once again, I believe that Frost is writing on a life voyage. Here, I depict his writing as if he is looking back at some certain decisions, and is stating that if he were back in the same position, he would change what he did.
I believe that Robert Frost is a classical writer of poetry. A famous poem, "The Road Not Taken," is one of his that I have read before, and in my perspective, a poem that is straight to the point. That is definitely something I really like about this poem, which is why I chose to reflect on it. As an overview, I believe that the poem is about a person choosing a path that many people do not choose, whether it being right or wrong. Beginning with the middle of line 3, to the end of line 5, I read it as if Frost is talking about the journey of life. We can only see the immediate future, and we can't see past the "undergrowth." Lines 14 and 15 are another pair of lines with major significance in my mind. When he writes, "Yet knowing how way leads on to way,/ I doubted if i should ever come back." Once again, I believe that Frost is writing on a life voyage. Here, I depict his writing as if he is looking back at some certain decisions, and is stating that if he were back in the same position, he would change what he did.
Week 2: Thursday Jan. 26th
"A Coat" by William Butler Yeats
I decided to reflect on one of William Butler Yeats shorter poems. There is definitely a reason why this man was awarded a Nobel Prize because just this poem alone shows how intelligient he was. I was amazed at how much meaning was within so little words. In this poem, he makes a personal story into what I think can be seen in many different ways. I honestly had to read it a numerous amount of times to decide on what I thought it really meant. What made my decision was the statement "As though they'd wrought it." This led me to believe that he was actually speaking of his style of poetry. I analyzed this poem as him saying that he had wrote things in his own original way and other people stole this from him. "But the fools caught it, Wore it in the world's eyes." This shows that they used his ideas as their own; therefore, the "coat" is obviously a metaphor for something that has much greater value. I think when he says, "Song, let them take it, For there's more enterprise In walking naked." he is saying that he would much rather give that up and be original, honest, and real than be fake and use someone else's work.
I decided to reflect on one of William Butler Yeats shorter poems. There is definitely a reason why this man was awarded a Nobel Prize because just this poem alone shows how intelligient he was. I was amazed at how much meaning was within so little words. In this poem, he makes a personal story into what I think can be seen in many different ways. I honestly had to read it a numerous amount of times to decide on what I thought it really meant. What made my decision was the statement "As though they'd wrought it." This led me to believe that he was actually speaking of his style of poetry. I analyzed this poem as him saying that he had wrote things in his own original way and other people stole this from him. "But the fools caught it, Wore it in the world's eyes." This shows that they used his ideas as their own; therefore, the "coat" is obviously a metaphor for something that has much greater value. I think when he says, "Song, let them take it, For there's more enterprise In walking naked." he is saying that he would much rather give that up and be original, honest, and real than be fake and use someone else's work.
Week 2: Tuesday Jan. 24th
"The Voice" by Thomas Hardy
As a girl I am very attracted to the poems that deal with love and relationships; furthermore, I found Thomas Hardy's poems to be quite interesting. The emotion in his poems caused me to connect to his words better than I did the other authors. I found my greatest connection to be with his poem "The Voice", which is why I chose to reflect on this piece.
This poem starts off in an imaginary state because he talks about hearing this woman calling to him, but in reality he isn't really hearing this woman's voice. He is reflecting on what used to be his. After analyzing the poem many times I believe he is speaking of a woman that used to be his that has passed away. He says "Can it be you that I hear? Let me view you, then..." He knows that this is not possible, but he uses his memories of this woman like her air-blue gown to bring him the emotions and feelings that he once had. I like how he finds things in nature to illustrate the beauty that he saw in her like "the breeze" and "the wet mead". It seems at the beginning of the poem he can feel her callings strongly and towards the end as he states "Leaves around me falling, Wind oozing thin..." the callings begin to drift; however, she still doesn't vanish from his mind.
I tend to enjoy love stories that end with a "happily ever after", but this poem shows such a unique feeling that is irresistable.
As a girl I am very attracted to the poems that deal with love and relationships; furthermore, I found Thomas Hardy's poems to be quite interesting. The emotion in his poems caused me to connect to his words better than I did the other authors. I found my greatest connection to be with his poem "The Voice", which is why I chose to reflect on this piece.
This poem starts off in an imaginary state because he talks about hearing this woman calling to him, but in reality he isn't really hearing this woman's voice. He is reflecting on what used to be his. After analyzing the poem many times I believe he is speaking of a woman that used to be his that has passed away. He says "Can it be you that I hear? Let me view you, then..." He knows that this is not possible, but he uses his memories of this woman like her air-blue gown to bring him the emotions and feelings that he once had. I like how he finds things in nature to illustrate the beauty that he saw in her like "the breeze" and "the wet mead". It seems at the beginning of the poem he can feel her callings strongly and towards the end as he states "Leaves around me falling, Wind oozing thin..." the callings begin to drift; however, she still doesn't vanish from his mind.
I tend to enjoy love stories that end with a "happily ever after", but this poem shows such a unique feeling that is irresistable.
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