Summary Of 'Suburban Sonnet And Homo Suburbiensis'

Introduction: "Homo Suburbiensis" is as much a poem about the human condition, as it is a record of one man 's escape from the demands of his existence. "Homo Suburbiensis" uses one man 's escape from his demands to represent our universal need to contemplate and resolve our own uncertainties in life in our own special place. Dawe uses a series of imagery to depict the workings of our minds and a chain of unpleasent sensory experiences to illustrate unwanted intrusions in our lives. Through the vague depictions of these intrusions Dawe urges us not to give great attention to them, but to offer to the world, our most truthful emotions and thoughts.

A sonnet by definition is, a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. A poem is a piece of writing that says a lot in a few words; this sonnet does exactly that, it utilizes a multitude of literary devices to tell a story of a writer examining life with an ending message to push forward and go. In “An Echo Sonnet”, the author, Robert Pack uses repetition, hypophora, antithesis and synecdoche to reveal the voice experiencing writer's block which leads to the discussion of life and death between the voice and the echo.

A distinguished sense of hollowness, and darkness is discernable in George Elliot Clarke’s poem “Blank Sonnet”. This poem expresses, the author’s difficult and awkward communication with a lover through a broken relationship. word choice and imagery is imperative to the overall effect and tone of the poem. The usage of an atypical sonnet stylization, broken sentences, forms of metaphors, symbolism, sensory language, and alliteration form strong imagery, and a sense of disconnect. The overall effect leaves the reader with a resonating feeling of emptiness.

“Blank Sonnet” by George Elliott Clarke is a sonnet expressing struggled communication with a lover through a broken relationship. This poem expresses communication struggles through the stylization that is atypical to a Shakespearean or Petrachin Sonnet. Clarke

In Sherman Alexie’s poem “The Facebook Sonnet” Alexie brings up a controversy, over all social media because it absorbs society into the depths of dark unknowns and prevents physical face to face communication. Even though Facebook allows people to stay up to date with friends, whether they be new or deep-rooted, the platform tears its users away from substantial social interaction with others. People can connect to the world by the click of the mouse and know what is going on at any given time. Social media requires ones everlasting attention, and the addiction is almost comparable to that of a cigarette, one cannot give it up and is always thinking about when one can check it again. People become so caught up in trying to perceive what everyone else is doing, they forget that they have a reality to live and fail to maintain real relationships. “The Facebook Sonnet” belittles the social media platform by emphasizing how obsessed society is with making themselves look perfect for the screen. One is either gripping to their past or obsessing over the present.

A lot of people in society believe going to social media for their problems is the way to

Harwood revolves this poem around change, through the use of a motherly character she is able to construct a life style that has dramatically changed from free to a fairly constricted. Harwood uses the conversations of two people to get this message across, with the conversation discussing life’s progression with an old lover. “But for the grace of God…” suggests that the ex-lover is somewhat thankful for not ending up as a father figure to these children, as he can see the effect it has taken on her from when he used to know her. “Her clothes are out of date” shows her appearance has altered in the bid to live as a mother, her children are now her identity and that is what she will live to be. This poem is revolved around the negativity of losing yourself through mother-hood and the factors that slowly show that it.

Poetry is an art form that has been used to express certain messages or beliefs, and can potentially change a reader’s view on a subject. Suburban Sonnet, written by Gwen Harwood has a lot of social commentary and is speaking to you about a lot of things that it feels are important. It is looking to make a lot of points about Australian society and the sacrifice of having children and of living a suburban lifestyle. Gwen Harwood’s ‘Suburban Sonnet’ is a fourteen line poem with strong values of urban Australia.

In the opening lines of Millay’s poem, it seems as if she is speaking to a lover. The tone of the poem is set in the first line, “in some quite casual way” (1). Throughout the sonnet, one senses a frighteningly casual tone, something very matter of fact, as if these fourteen lines are a passing thought in Millay’s head. The alliteration of “quite casual” supports the plain-spoken tone, giving a feel of simple, everyday speech. Millay imagines that as she is on the subway, she casually glances over and notices on “the back-page of a paper, say / Held by a neighbor” (3-4) her lover is gone and not to return.

Furthermore, Harwood's poem 'In the Park' like Suburban Sonnet, focuses on the role of women in society and the negative nature of a domestic life, by challenging the reader to recognize a different force of motherhood. The women state that her children 'have eaten her alive'. The meaning of this statement symbolizes the choices she has made in her life have all revolved around her children. The hyperbole used to portray this statement creates a grotesque image for it graphically evokes ideas of cannibalism, further creating an image of desperation by showing the physical and emotional depletion children can place on adults. The women state her clothes are out of date which

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s sonnet, “I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed,” serves as an excellent example of a multi-faceted piece. From one angle, it is simply a Petrarchan sonnet, written with a slight variation on rhyme scheme – but that variation, taken deeper, reveals new layers of meaning. Added to Millay’s choice of meter and end-stop, along with a background of Millay’s person, this sonnet seems not so “simple” after all.

In her poem a song in the front yard, Gwendolyn Brooks addresses an adolescent’s ache for independence. The speaker, a young girl, indicated by the poem’s colloquial language and lower case title, feels isolated from the real world and expresses her desire to release her inhibitions by pushing the boundaries set by those around her. There is friction between the speaker and her mother as the speaker searches for an identity separate from her family. Though her mother looks down on these people that live in the ‘backyard’, the speaker, ultimately, does not care and hopes to become exactly what she has been protected from all of her life. The speaker realizes that who she is expected to be is not necessarily who she wants to be and decides to be independent from her mother and society’s expectations.

In the poem “To Her Father with Some Verses,” Bradstreet writes in couplets in the Shakespearean sonnet form of 14 lines to acknowledge her role as a woman and daughter. The poem is themed

Death of a loved one is a phenomenon that one cannot comprehend until it is experienced first hand. In Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem, “Reuben Bright”, the theme the narrator portrays is that the death of Reuben Bright’s beloved wife is an unbearable pain that ultimately changes him and his life drastically. Robinson creates this poem as a traditional fourteen-line sonnet separated into three stanzas. The first two stanzas are quatrains, and the last stanza is a sestet. The poem uses iambic pentameter rhythm. This rhythm puts stress on the second syllable; each line has ten syllables and five iambic feet. In the opening stanza, the reader is informed of

I chose an Italian sonnet because I was interested in trying my hands at a sonnet. I was curious about the other closed forms, but they seemed more difficult to write compared to a sonnet. Also, I thought that an Italian sonnet would fit the image my poem was taking: a wedding with a secret. Since an Italian sonnet starts with an octave introducing a situation before ending with a sestet revealing a new perspective, it was perfect for my idea. Adding on, all the sonnets in the book focused on love which also encouraged my picking a sonnet to write. I’ve never been at a wedding this dramatic, but I thought that it would be an unique experience to witness. I also thought that broken-hearted people may be able to relate to it; I’ve never been in this kind of relationship, so I can’t claim that these reactions would be realistic. I thought that the rime scheme would be easier compared