I think that this poem is about how the speaker had to look at herself and her life from a different perspective in order to see her full potential. By watching, "an ant crossing a path," she began to question, "if [the ant] lives her life with all her strength is she not wonderful and wise?" In doing so, she is able to question how other things can live out their lives, and eventually wonders the same thing about her self. In the end when she is talking about being a, "red parrot," "white heron," or, "blue whale," they are symbols or metaphors for looking at herself/her life from a different point of view. Also, the use of imagery and colors can represent the different points of view, and the different ways she sees just herself.
I do not understand this poem and do not know where to begin. I think it might be about how we all tie in together in some way of life and it's up to us to depend on how we live and if we make life worth while. there is juxtaposed diction that show the speakers unsure and crazy state of mind that is contemplating everything. The speaker goes from "heaven-sent" to "reckless seizure" and from "sweet passion" to "screaming". there is also vivid imagery such as "blue wave", "green leaves", "tips of my fingers", "deep in the woods", "ant crossing a path", "hills of sand", "white heron, blue whale, red fox, hedgehog" and more. I still am not sure what to make of this poem though.
The speaker in this poem seems very confused with herself and what she wants. The speaker begins with saying that she is "hardly herself", which hints to the audience that shes conflicted with something and doesn't know what to do. When the speaker says "it happens over and over", it is very clear that the speaker is in a challenge of finding herself. When the speaker says "green leaves have emerged from my fignertips", which soon addresses the audience showing how the speaker wants to make a connection with us. The speaker says the know "the other song", indicating that there is two views that they see and they don't know which one is suited for them best. The metaphor to the ant is very symbolic, showing how the speaker feels weak and smaller than the world. When the speaker transitions into saying that they feel they have transformed into a "red parrot white heron or blue whale", the audience sees that she has a bigger mind set and is seeing more things clearly. I'm not too sure of the tone, but I could consider it to be informative. -katie harris
I think that this poem is about how the speaker had to look at herself and her life from a different perspective in order to see her full potential. By watching, "an ant crossing a path," she began to question, "if [the ant] lives her life with all her strength is she not wonderful and wise?" In doing so, she is able to question how other things can live out their lives, and eventually wonders the same thing about her self. In the end when she is talking about being a, "red parrot," "white heron," or, "blue whale," they are symbols or metaphors for looking at herself/her life from a different point of view. Also, the use of imagery and colors can represent the different points of view, and the different ways she sees just herself.
ReplyDeleteI do not understand this poem and do not know where to begin. I think it might be about how we all tie in together in some way of life and it's up to us to depend on how we live and if we make life worth while. there is juxtaposed diction that show the speakers unsure and crazy state of mind that is contemplating everything. The speaker goes from "heaven-sent" to "reckless seizure" and from "sweet passion" to "screaming". there is also vivid imagery such as "blue wave", "green leaves", "tips of my fingers", "deep in the woods", "ant crossing a path", "hills of sand", "white heron, blue whale, red fox, hedgehog" and more. I still am not sure what to make of this poem though.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem seems very confused with herself and what she wants. The speaker begins with saying that she is "hardly herself", which hints to the audience that shes conflicted with something and doesn't know what to do. When the speaker says "it happens over and over", it is very clear that the speaker is in a challenge of finding herself. When the speaker says "green leaves have emerged from my fignertips", which soon addresses the audience showing how the speaker wants to make a connection with us. The speaker says the know "the other song", indicating that there is two views that they see and they don't know which one is suited for them best. The metaphor to the ant is very symbolic, showing how the speaker feels weak and smaller than the world. When the speaker transitions into saying that they feel they have transformed into a "red parrot white heron or blue whale", the audience sees that she has a bigger mind set and is seeing more things clearly. I'm not too sure of the tone, but I could consider it to be informative.
ReplyDelete-katie harris