Literary Self-Analyses: Dark
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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
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