Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Poetry Sounds
Sound in poetry can have major effects on how a poem is perceived. In Yeats' The Second Coming, the sound of the poem can be read almost as though it is being preached in a church by a priest or pastor and he is trying to instill fear into his congregation. It can also be read like sign of warning, like a homeless man talking to himself about what is about to be entailed in the near future for all evil doers and worshipers alike. "Traveling through the Dark" seemed to be more of a narrative type poem, explaining to the reader, a situation the poet came upon. The poem is completely free verse, and makes feels more story like, however a poem can be expressed in various ways.
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