Literary Self-Analyses: Dark

Literary Self-Analyses: Dark

In the ballad “Dark” there are many elements that make the

poem unique. In the first stanza, it portrays that the speaker is lonely

and in a depressed mood. The speaker is yearning to go home because

he could miss his family or something special is happening. With the

imagery used in the stanza, you can picture someone on a cloudy day

 just sitting on a park bench, depressed with nowhere to go. In the last

stanza, when the speaker is returning to his home, the dog is a symbol

of his welcoming home. The first line and the last are the exact same,

and this changes the way the poem is now, because the speaker goes

from talking about the weather to being dead. This is also a reason the

poem is entitled “Dark”, dark is a reoccurring theme in the poem. Lastly,

the rhyme scheme, every other line rhymes, except for the last stanza.

The rhyme skips a line, to show that the speaker has been broken and

to leave the reader thinking. This poem conveys its meaning very well,

with the poetic elements it contains, all the way to its structure and hidden

meaning.

Literary Self-Analyses: To You

        In ode “To You” there are many elements that contribute to making

the poem stand out. There is an abundance of poetic elements that create an

excellent idea of “You”. In the first stanza, it talks about someone who is

thought highly of, almost like this person is perfect. Saying that this person

has never hurt the author, has always been there, and makes the day better

for the author. The repetition of the words “To you” helps get the point across

to the reader. The second stanza has the most poetic elements compared to the