The Storm, Theodore Roethke

The author uses hyperboles to create a picture of his experience of coneing in the river. An example is when the storm is first approaching, the author is saying that the river is talking to him and telling him to be prepared. On lines 25 it says “ get ready, get ready”. This shows that the storm is “talking” to him and telling him to get ready for the storm. The author also uses personification

Although John knew that they “could expect a storm,” he left Ann to go help his father. The storm is representing that alienation physically “isolating her”. Ann wants a more affectionate and passionate relationship with her husband, but he is too “simple minded” to notice what she wants, John thinks he’s giving her everything she need in life by working so hard.Which adds to Ann’s sense of isolation.Ann was eager and hopeful at first that her marriage may turn around then she became bitter, resentful, and lonely.“I knew we were going to have a storm - I told him so - but it doesn’t matter what I say. Big stubborn fool - he goes his own way anyway. It doesn’t matter what becomes of me. In a storm like this he’ll never get home. He won’t even

The author’s frightening story, “The Storm” has all the expected things that a good scary story should have. It has a story line that gains suspense throughout the story, there is irony, and there is lots of

The speaker also chooses her diction precisely, so that there is clear contribution to the overall idea that the poem is indeed about the quest for change and longing from escape from the swamp. Two very different forms of description are used to represent this source of dread: once by the simple name, swamp, and

Katrina is the name of Dawe's new born child, who which the poem is about. Katrina was born very sick, with a plethora of problems listed throughout the poem. “Suspended between earth and sky” is a metaphor used by Dawe as a way of saying that her parents had no way of knowing whether she was going to die or live. Imagery is a big part of the poem. An example would be, “Thin straws of sunlight on your bowed legs”, the sunlight represent the small chances Katrina has to survive, while the bowed legs reminds the audience of her sickness. “The black velvet of death threatening. Your life shines like a jewel” is used as a way of comparing the beauty of her life to a jewel, with the black velvet being the inner lining of a jewellery box, and “death threatening” replacing a flaw the diamond. “Although we know there is no conditioning process which can counter. The karate-blow when it comes” in this passage the karate-blow represents the emotional force Katrina's parents will be hit with after her death. “We are getting in early, although” although they know Katrina will most likely die, they still choose to be by her as long as they

brings in another style, use of metaphors. The storm is a metaphor used to describe violent and

In Joan Didion’s “Los Angeles Notebook”, her description of the the Santa Ana Winds encompasses an eerie and menacing style which shows how she views the wind as frightening and powerful, yet sinister and awe-inspiring. The wind, in the view of Roger Ascham, which can be seen in his excerpt in “Toxophilus” contrasts with that of Didion’s because of the way he writes about it on a more serene level. While both authors are writing about wind, their diction, imagery, syntax, and tone give similarities and differences between the two literary pieces.

As I mentioned earlier as a child Theodore Roethke spent a lot of his time in the greenhouse his father and uncle owned. He observed nature and its true beauty in unique ways. The years he spent in that greenhouse truly helped him become successful in his writing career. A good number of his most famous works, as well as his less notable works reference nature in some way. I will discuss some of these poems showing the references to nature and repeated themes. Roethke tends to relate life and death to nature using imagery and detailed descriptions to captivate the readers.

Usually a storm creeps upon us, hits a luminous climax, and then fades away into nothingness.  In The Storm, Kate Chopin develops a parallel between a rainstorm and an emotional storm in a woman’s life.  Chopin uses symbolism to depict the feelings of relationships that are as unpredictable as that of a raging storm.

This foreshadows that Katrina will be the desire of the town because she is the “fertile nook” of the village where her wealth and power will be passed on to her kids. Katrina is shown as a symbol of wealth and fertility not to degrade women, but rather to bare the fact they are needed to sustain and conceive future generations of the town.

To begin with I would like to bring the writing style to you attention, In the Storm we can say that the writing style was very fluid. And that's something not a lot of authors can do, she was able to smoothly transition among her five characters view point and

“Roethke was a great poet, the successor to Frost and Stevens in modern American poetry, and it is the measure of his greatness that his work repays detailed examination” (Parini 1). Theodore Roethke was a romantic who wrote in a variety of styles throughout his long successful career. However, it was not the form of his verse that was important, but the message being delivered and the overall theme of the work. Roethke was a deep thinker and often pondered about and reflected on his life. This introspection was the topic of much of his poetry. His analysis of his self and his emotional experiences are often expressed in his verse. According to Ralph J. Mills Jr., “this self interest was the primary matter of

“Storm Warnings,” true to its literal subject matter, possesses flowy sweeping syntax created by the strategic use of commas and phrasing to draw parallels between the physical oncoming winds and the gales of life. The author crafts a long run-on sentence that spans the first stanza and carries on into the latter portion of the second to mirror the continuous flowing of windy weather and the forward motion of life. Once the speaker notices the brewing storm, they “walk from window to closed window, watching boughs strain against the sky.” In this portion of the affromented run-on sentence, alliteration, rhythm, and the repetition of words all contribute to the impression of movement. The various “w” sounds at the beginnings of words and the repetition of the word “window” create a sensation of continuously flowing forward, especially when read aloud; the comma adds a small swirling pause to the rhythm, which is then soon after resumed with the word “watching.” Just as the poem rhythmically moves forward with its long phrases connected with frequent commas, so must life carry on with each additional experience, whether it be misfortunes or joys. The elongated syntax allows all these elements to work together within sentences to highlight the similarities between physical storms and emotional struggle and to stress the inevitability of predicaments in life.

“Poems are written with the feelings and emotions, with the intuition and the instincts, that make each of us who we are” (Charters 669). Dana Gioia, the author of “Summer Storm 2000” expresses an emotional works to an event dated back 20 years ago. Gioia uses dictions such as, imagery, figures of speech, setting, tone, and ballad to help readers not only comprehend the poem but to help them envision and feel it as if they were the ones experiencing the story. Gioia uses these means as a way of expressing his feelings and thoughts while explain to readers the deeper meaning of what “Summer Storm” really entails.

So what is this play about--a storm or simply the illusion of a storm? Who's in control--humankind or nature? The difficulty of interpreting the meaning of the title warns us of more trouble ahead. Although the plot is practically