Analysis Of Testament By Sara Teasdale

Furthermore, the theme is developed from the figurative language and tone for each poem. The tone and figurative language developed the theme of unison in “Tableau”. When Cullen compares a white boy to a black boy (used in lines 1-2), she sees them as equal, naming them “golden splendor of day .../… [and] the sable pride of night.” Her tone is full of hope when she hopes that people can be ignorant toward the way people look and how they talk (in lines 9-10). The tone and figurative language developed the theme, words matter, in “Incident”. Cullen is young and shocked to be immediately i called names without even opening her mouth (in lines 4-80. The use of irony contributed to how she was happy to be in Baltimore until someone called her a cruel name. Her perception of racism changed because of that. That goes to show that words matter. Both themes were connected to

the poem. Not only does the choice of diction determine the tone, but also the order in which

The tone of despair and loneliness is carried on to the proceeding stanzas, and is more evident in the last two. By saying that “Water limpid as the solitudes that flee

Imagery is used consistently right through the poem to evoke sensory experiences and to endorse the theme. For instance: ‘A stark white ring-barked forest’-‘the sapphire misted mountains’-‘the hot gold lush of noon’ and many more. All of these appeal to the readers senses and places brilliant visual image(s) in our minds by illuminating the various features of the country, from the perspective of the poems persona. This is attained using; adjectives, ‘the sapphire-misted mountains¬¬¬’, which gives us a picture of mountains with a bluish haze embracing it, this image would thus give an impression of a composed environment and evoke a sense of tranquillity. Additionally by using ‘sapphire’ to illustrate the mist surrounding the mountains we get a sense of Australia’s uniqueness as sapphire is a rare gem. Imagery is also displayed through a metaphor used to appeal to the sense of hearing. For example: ‘the drumming of an army, the steady soaking rain’. Here Mackellar depicts the rain as an army and allows us not only to visualize but get a sense of the sound of the rain, which is presented through the adjective ‘drumming’. This line also presents to us the intensity of the rain again through the adjectives ‘drumming, steady and soaking’.

I will start with the world, “heartsick” because this word relates to the feelings that the granddaughter felt for the yarning of the comforts of her home. The sorrows drowned out by the panels of the quilt her grandmother made her. The comfort of her home away form home for those nights she felt sad and wanted to be home. The granddaughter could easily drown her fears and tears into this quilt and be reminded of the strength and the bond she has with her Grandmother. “Heartsick” was an powerful word to use to understand how the granddaughter must have felt on those miserable days. But, to tie it in to the quilt like she did was like she quilted the words together to show how and what it meant to be alone and struggled and how the granddaughter coped with her emotions. I believe that the word loose, this word was placed all the way at the end of the poem. I feel like this word speaks loudly throughout this poem significance. This poem is about the granddaughter being blown “loose” by the natural forces that cary us. In this case she is blowing “loose” of her home and her centric ideas. To explore and be “loose” in the world to experience it through her eyes to develop her own point of view by simply enacting her own beliefs and adopting others. I felt compelled to react to the word, “slant”. “Slant”, has a great meaning in this poem for it is used in the beginning of the poem. Slant can mean a

Dunbar and Randall both use interesting imagery in their poems to display how the character truly feels. In the “Ballad of Birmingham,” stanzas

The author uses imagery in the poem to enable the reader to see what the speaker sees. For example, in lines 4-11 the speaker describes to us the

Figurative language is very important within a piece of writing, but specifically in this passage imagery creates so much more detail within the character’s emotions. The first big piece of imagery would be when Granny thinks about all the time and work she has put in with the upbringing of her children and how they resemble her in many ways. Later on in the passage, the author talks about when Granny worked digging post holes and the hardships women had to face. This brings out the overwhelming emotion given off by Granny of all the hardwork she has given within her life and the fact she feels confident and wanting to show off all the work if she had a chance. We see how Granny really feels about John and how she wants to “brag” about her life and all the good things that she accomplished. Even at the end of the passage when she says “It made her feel like rolling up her sleeves and putting the whole

To start this poem off, it begins initially with explaining the mental state of the heart. “Heart weeps,” is a good way to show that the heart is past being extremely emotional but is instead at an even sadder stage. Weeping is a better word choice than “cries,” because it communicates that the heart is slowing down for the moment. Weeping is a softer, somehow sadder cry. When I picture someone weeping, I see someone huddled under their blankets crying quietly out of exhaustion of the overpowering emotions they have. Using “weeps,” shows the seriousness of the heartbreak the heart is going through. In the next line, “Head tries to help heart.” This shows the beginning of the personification in the poem. During a heartbreak often times we console either our head or our heart to make the right choice. It varies by situation, but normally you have to choose between listening to logic or emotions.

symbolic richness, but at the same time the poem supplies the reader with a wide

Complementary to the structure of the poems, the imagery evoked by the passages further exemplifies Wealhtheow’s more restrictive power in comparison with that of the Lady. The image induced of

symbolic richness, but at the same time the poem supplies the reader with a wide

The author uses several types of poetic terms in this poem to develop the theme of a person accepting grief in their life. One poetic term she used was a metaphor. The metaphor is “Ah, grief, I should not treat you like a homeless dog.” Although grief is not a type of dog, the author wants us to think of grief in the same way that we would think about a homeless dog. The same phrase can also be considered a simile. The author intends for us to think of grief as being like a homeless dog. Another way that the author expressed her theme was by using a specific kind of repetition like anaphora. Several words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines and sentences in the poem. These words are “you,” “your,” “my,” and “and.” There are also several phrases that are repeated throughout the poem. These phrases are “your own,” “I should,” and “you need.” She uses these repetitive words and phrases in the poem to describe a conversation that a person is having with grief.

The second stanza addresses the helplessness of Reuben in his personal life and the inevitability of his wife’s passing.

The last two lines of the poem possess an extremely powerful sense of defeat and sorrow.