Theme of Identity in "Summer Farm" and "The Bay"

The poet wishes that he "could translate the hints about dead young men and women" as well as the "hints about old men and mothers, and the offspring taken soon out of their laps" all which is in the form of grass. He wants to decipher the secrets it holds and know more about the lives of these men and women over whose graves the grass now grows.

The appreciation of nature is illustrated through imagery ‘and now the country bursts open on the sea-across a calico beach unfurling’. The use of personification in the phrase ‘and the water sways’ is symbolic for life and nature, giving that water has human qualities. In contrast, ‘silver basin’ is a representation of a material creation and blends in with natural world. The poem is dominated by light and pure images of ‘sunlight rotating’ which emphasizes the emotional concept of this journey. The use of first person ‘I see from where I’m bent one of those bright crockery days that belong to so much I remember’ shapes the diverse range of imagery and mood within the poem. The poet appears to be emotional about his past considering his thoughts are stimulated by different landscapes through physical journey.

Sinclair Ross’ “The Lamp at Noon” effectively showcases the power of imagery. When used correctly, it can ameliorate the tone, theme and overall experience that the author may be trying to create for the reader. To begin, Ross’ potent use of imagery works to establish a specific setting and mood to commence the narrative. This is exhibited when the narrator states, “In dim, fitful outline the stable and oat granary still were visible; beyond, obscuring fields and landmarks, the lower of dust clouds made the farmyard seem an isolated acre, poised aloft above a sombre void” (Ross 62). This pictorial description of the setting delivers a specific, forlorn mood and ambience to enhance the reader’s understanding and of the setting to further improve the experience of

their sense of identity. Identity holds to be one of the most sought-after enigmas each being holds within themselves. It is the idea, hope, or dream that carries one to endless opportunities and limitless possibilities for oneself. Consequently, with the sense of identity, also comes the sense of being bound. What one often feels to be their own, the outside world perceives differently, potentially limiting and binding one to something foreign and false. In the following literary works, each piece voices its claim to identity and its struggle to rise above the bounds society has set on them.

Poetry has always been a way of expressing emotions about life experiences. Poetry allows us to use symbolism to express ideas without the use of proper language. Things like our feelings about local scenery and culture can be expressed in symbols and imagery. One example of this, Ron Rash’s poem “Local Color”, explores the concepts of place and identity and suggests they are intertwined. Examples of how place and identity are intertwined are shown in the grandfather’s identity as a regular at the local bar, the grandmother’s identity as a homemaker and wife at home, and the idea that by going to the church the grandfather was going to change his identity.

The story starts off and fools the reader by painting a vivid picture of a happy summer day and makes it feel like nothing can go wrong. “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a summer day; the flowers were blooming profusely and the grass was richly green” (1). This is a shocking contrast compared to the end of the story. The openness of the beginning with the “clear and sunny” morning to the very last paragraphs “…she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her” (77) gives the reader a beautiful scene and an ugly, appalling ending.

Seamus Heaney and Thomas Hardy both depict images of rural life as difficult and uncomfortable. In their poems ‘At a Potato Digging’ and ‘A Sheep Fair’ they describe different aspects of rural life; these were elements of life that would have been familiar to the poets and ones that they would have experienced. In their poetry Heaney and Hardy

It is revealed in the emotional, physical and spiritual discoveries that the confronting reflection of our self generates an acceptance of the human experiences. The deliberate discovery of place allow readers to explore the fresh and intensely meaningful ways of the transformation of our perception of the natural environment. The poems ‘Late Ferry’ and ‘The Meatworks’ by Robert Gray are the two of many in his anthology and ‘Beach Burial’ by Kenneth Slessor use discoveries to reveal their meanings. The poems contain a range of techniques and feature to convey the ideas of the poets. Gray allow readers to explore confronting discoveries to generate acceptance of the human experiences.

The speaker in ‘The Woodpile’ is similar to speaker B in ‘The Chalk Pit’, in the sense that they are both very much deep thinking and inquisitive individuals. For example, the speaker in ‘The Woodpile’ is easily led by his surroundings, i.e. the small bird which he follows. He tries to imagine what the bird is thinking. This is known as anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is applying human attributes such as feelings and emotions to animals. As he tries to imagine what the bird is thinking, this provides a comic piece in the poem. He imagines that the bird is trying to maintain a distance from him, as if to think he is after its white tail feather. Speaker B in ‘The Chalk Pit’ is equally inquisitive as he tries to imagine the chalk pit being full of life and energy immediately before he and the other speaker enter. He uses the nouns ‘emptiness’, ‘silence’ and ‘stillness’, and then goes onto use the adjective form of these words. “...as if just before/It was not empty, silent, still but full/Of life of some kind, perhaps tragical”. This emphasises how abandoned and empty the chalk pit really is, but immediately contrasts with the idea that as soon as their backs are turned, the chalk pit comes to life. You feel

In the poem Identity by Julio Polanco, one centralized theme that was presented in the poem was Ipseity. The narrator was clear about his perspective on himself and the society he lived in. A literary device that helped develop the theme of the poem was his use of metaphors. The narrator emphasizes on how he would “rather be unseen and...shunned by everyone,” than be “harnessed to a pot of dirt”(Polanco,1). He describes how being alone and mistreated is better than being harnessed with society.

E. J. Pratt's poem "Come Not the Seasons Here" is about isolation, a place untouched by the changes of nature, although the effects of those changes are noted by the speaker. The narrator of the poem seems to exist in a land outside of time, a land that is somehow disconnected from the present, the past and the future. The poem never gives an exact explanation for this disconnection, but the reader may sense that the poem's voice comes as though from the other side of the grave. This paper will give an explication of Pratt's "Come Not the Seasons Here" and show not only what it means (that life has a beginning, a middle, and an end, apparently) but how it means it as well.

“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.

The appearance of Dover Beach at this time is only of what the human senses can envision. The speakers looks beneath the surface of Dover Beach and unveils the true nature of the sea. When Arnold stops to really listen to the sea, “he only hears the sea’s melancholy, long, withdrawing roar.” (9). Arnold justifies the theory that things are not always what they appear to be. The world only ‘seems’ to be beautiful, but is ‘really’ a place of conflict, chaos and dangerous misunderstandings.

Poets use many ways when they want to communicate something using poems. Poems are used as a means of passing ideas, information and expression of feelings. This has made the poets to use the natural things and images that people can relate with so that they can make these poems understandable. The most common forms of writing that are used by the poets are the figurative language for example imagery and metaphors. In addition, the poets use the natural landscape in their attempt to explore the philosophical questions. Therefore, this essay will explore the forms that have been used by the poets in writing poems using the natural landscape. The essay will be based on poems such as ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ by

Stafford furtively conceals the profound meaning of his poem behind a story of the narrator, who stops alongside the road to care for a deer. The genius behind poem is better understood when the superficial meaning is expressed deeply.