Never Again Would Bird's Song Be The Same Tone

Frost further points out that the stretch of woods being viewed is very rural. This is made possible by the reference to the location between the woods and frozen lake. In closing the final sentence of the second stanza Frost reiterates the fact that this occurs on “the darkest evening of the year” stating the darkness of the mood.

     Frost?s poem delves deeper into the being and essence of life with his second set of lines. The first line states, ?Her early leaf?s a flower.? After the budding and sprouting, which is the birth of nature, is growth into a flower. This is the moment where noon turns to evening, where childhood turns into maturity, and where spring turns into summer. At this very moment is the ripe and prime age of things. The young flower stands straight up and basks in the sun, the now mature teenager runs playfully in the light, and the day and sunlight peak before descending ever so quickly into dusk. The second line of the second set states, ?But only so an hour,? which makes clear that yet again time is passing by and that a beginning will inevitably have an end.

The poet orders his listener to behold a “solitary Highland lass” reaping and singing by herself in a field. He says that anyone passing by should either stop here, or “gently pass” so as not to disturb her. As she “cuts and binds the grain” she “sings a melancholy strain,” and the valley overflows with the beautiful, sad sound. The speaker says that the sound is more welcome than any chant of the nightingale to weary travelers in the desert, and that the cuckoo-bird in spring never sang with a voice so thrilling. Impatient, the poet asks, “Will no one tell me what she sings?” He speculates that her song might be about “old, unhappy, far-off things, / And battles long ago,” or that it might be humbler, a simple song about “matter of today.” Whatever she sings about, he says, he listened “motionless and still,” and as he traveled up the

The writer makes use of diction to express his feelings towards the literary work and to set the dramatic tone of the poem. Throughout the poem, there is repetition of the word “I”, which shows the narrator’s individual feeling of change in the heart, as he experiences the sight of hundreds of birds fly across the October sky. As the speaker effortlessly recounts the story, it is revealed how deeply personal it is to him. Updike applies the words “flock” and “bird” repetitively to the poem, considering the whole poem is about the sight of seeing so many birds and the effect this has on a person. When the speaker first sees the flock of birds in lines 8-10, alliteration is applied to draw attention to what the narrator is witnessing. In line 29, Updike

Birds are a common sight in most places people tend to be. These winged creatures are seen in bustling places like the pigeons that are in urban and suburban areas, the woodpeckers in rural regions, the crows on farms, and even in cages within buildings. In fact, these elegant creatures are so common a sight in society that they are often overlooked and underappreciated. This is similar to how women were and sometimes still are treated within society; they are given little appreciation when they are present and doing as they are told, but when they do not do as they are told they become a problem. This parallel that can be drawn between women and birds is used throughout Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening, in which its main character Edna Pontellier is often likened to and symbolized by a bird. Throughout the novel, the bird acts as a theme and symbol of both Edna and women in general.

There are several likenesses and differences in these poems. They each have their own meaning; each represent a separate thing and each tell a different story. However, they are all indicative of Frost’s love of the outdoors, his true enjoyment of nature and his wistfulness at growing old. He seems to look back at youth with a sad longing.

First, the third stanza the poem writes “Robins will wear their feathery fire,/ Whistling their whims on a low fence-/ Wire;”. Alliteration is present in the lines that say “feathery fire” and “whistling their whims” since they both use the same first letter as one another. This alliteration shows how nature does not need humans in order for it to carry out its daily functions. Humans are not a necessary part of life, the robins will still keep doing what they need to without the invasion of humans. In the last stanza, the poem states “And spring herself, when she woke at/ Dawn/ Would scarcely know that we were gone.”.

Also, the letter ‘w’ can be seen quite a bit as he uses “what,” “when,” “where,” and “whom.” The message in this passage suggests that Eve is the “perfect” girl. When reading it, the tone is romantic and rosy. However, after watching the film and hearing this again, one could say that it is a bit sarcastic and passive since the reader is aware of how she really

She takes on the role of the bird, describing the way people look at her as if she was an animal locked in a cage. She informs the listener that she understands the drive of the caged bird because she experiences the same problem. In the second portion of song, she leads the listener to believe that the bird isnt her. Alicia also uses “she” which suggests that more individuals are involved rather than just one person. The song uses the “caged bird” as the common connection between these individuals.

One thing that Frost does in this poem is reference Biblical terms. In the first two lines of the poem he writes, “My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree/ Towards heaven still,” (1-2) immediately bringing in the idea of heaven to this poem. Another thing to take into consideration when reading this poem is the story in Genesis regarding the forbidden fruit, which is an apple, being related to evil and sin in the world. Frost’s allusion to the Bible in this section of the poem is particularly interesting when discussing the meaning of the poem. Another thing that Frost mentions is sleep, leaving the reader wondering where exactly this idea fits into the meaning of the poem.

Even though the situation seems hopeless, Eve is persistent and she believes that Adam would eventually get lonely and seek her out. She thinks this way because that is what she feels when she is lonely. Adam eventually allows Eve be a constant companion and accepts Eve’s insistence in giving everything a name because he acknowledges that she is trying to be useful to him. Adam starts to use the word “we” instead of “I” because Eve has been using it meaning that although he doesn’t particularly like her, he is still being influenced by her. Despite her discovery of fire, Adam is still unappreciative of her findings because he still sees no practical use for any of it even though Eve notices that the fire cooked the apples and made them taste better. Adam believes he has authority over Eve and it is evident when Eve tries to stop his dangerous adventures with the waterfall. Instead of listening to reason Adam ignores the scolding and continues his dangerous practice and Eve becomes resentful. In Adam’s extract he finds that although Eve’s enthusiasm for the beauty in the world useless it still opens his own eyes to it “She is all girlish enthusiasm over the color of the sunset and similar phenomena, which he finds quite useless. But he is reduced to the prose-poem type of description she gives to the dawn and sunset in regard to her beauty.”(Derda) He realizes how beautiful Eve is in the sunset because her actions make him aware of trivial things such as

In the second stanza I feel as though the speaker is praising and worshipping this “Aurora,” hence “Aurora hail” in the first line of the second stanza. The speaker then goes on to explain how “Aurora’s” wide extended rays (the sun) awake her. The speaker pays homage this way every morning and also touches base on a bird that is called a zephyr. The speaker states that this particular bird is playing a harmonious tune that she finds peaceful, calming and at ease with. The more I read this poem and think more deeply into it, I can only be amazed at the fact that Phillis Wheatley has written this. She truly expressed an immense amount of intellect and thought as well as painting a direct and symbolic picture of this particular poem.

Therefore, in the second stanza “Too dark in the woods for a bird,” (line 5), he uses this imagery to express that even birds cannot live in the woods because of how much darkness is present. Birds singing resemble happiness, and the woods and its darkness are showing two scenes contradicting each other, showing in some way the deeper meaning beyond the literal one. Another symbol used by Frost was light, symbolizing hope: “The last of the light of the sun.” In this line he gives a clue to the reader expressing how even though it was dark, there could still be a chance for light to come in those woods for some hope and maybe

As Book VIII of John Milton’s Paradise Lost begins, the “new-waked” human Adam ponders the nature of the universe and the motion of the stars (ll. 4-38). When Adam has finished his speech, Milton takes the opportunity to describe Eve, who is listening nearby. We find Eve reclining in the Garden, but with grace, not laziness: “she sat retired in sight,/With lowliness majestic from her seat” (41-42). This “lowliness majestic” is the central phrase to understanding Eve’s character—she is both humble and glorious. Everything that beholds her is captivated by her “grace that won who saw to wish her stay” (43). Even in this paradise, every other beautiful creation is drawn to Eve. She walks