Saturday, May 25, 2019

The experience of love as described in the poetry section, Love and loss of the Tracks2 anthology

. The first gear distich of poesys, First whop by John Cl ar and A birthday by Christina Rossetti are two poems which carriage the early and vague stages of love, the first universe more pessimistic as listing the negative effects of love- its symptoms kind of than its positive side, the second portraying the seeds happiness to be in the clutches of love.The use of strong imagery is unpatterned in both pieces as they tackle what goes through ones mind when in love, although it seems that the former poem is more on the physical side of the subject rather than the emotional. Christina Rossettis poem seems to be full of rejoice to her lovers coming, if non slightly vague in that aspect, until one learns that her lover was truly likely god and that it was close for whi9ch she was so eagerly waiting for. The first poems love seems unrequited, which seems to be the climax of it- the anxiousness of the author to are flowers the winters choice? Rossetti does not give much insi ght into the details of her love, nevertheless it seems that she has no worries of this- she seems more in control of her love. This is evident through rossettas use of royal imagery, from mentioning the rich vair, which was used as a medieval fur cloak lining to the sovereign peacocks with a hundred eyes. Clare gives the impression that he is physically under her control this conclusion can be drawn from the way my legs refused to walk away which shows his enceinte helplessness to this situation-in contrast to the in-control Rossetti style love.A similarity that both poems share is the use of natural imagery to convey emotions regarding love, Clare resorts to describing her face as a sweetish flower which seems to be the most natural image in the poem, in contrast to the slightly disturbing yet powerful images of blood burning almost his heart and turning deadly pale. Christina Rossetti s poem in like manner uses natural imagery but more in the first part. The poem is not rat tling divided in any way, yet the reader will feel that way due to the split use of imagery of her former interpretations of My heart, followed by her orders as the sovereign noble.The imagery she uses can be easily associated with nobility since it includes the royal vair, which was a valuable fur lining of garments use in the medieval times. It is therefore not incidental that Rossetti was obsessed with the middle ages, especially the Italian style of painting at this time. Her imagery is therefore not tho rich, but slightly old fashioned doves and pomegranates were signets often used on shields of royal houses and clans.The gender of the writer seems to have an effect on the portrayal of love, Clare is victim, describing someone who take my heart away complete, whilst Rossetti is the more in-control woman which is waiting for her love in splendour of royalty. The other apparently insignificant detail is that of the poems title, which of the two the latter(prenominal) seems to have a deeper meaning. A Birthday on first impression is a situation associated with joy and merrymaking, which is partly true to the emotions the author is expressing, yet it does not mean a birthday in the conventional sense of celebrating your birth, but in this case her rebirth.This rebirth can be interpreted as her waiting for death and her lover to be God, the images of richness and splendour can similarly be interpreted as in a more morose scene the vair and purple dyes of the coffin and the fleurs-de-lis as the funeral bouqet. The title of Clares poem simply gives an overall of the poem following, the incident of first love and the pains as well as pleasures that the author goes through during the whole ordeal the physical pain of blood burning around his heart to the mental pain of uncertainty to her feelings towards him.The simplicity and consequently the glorious effect of both poems is a comparison to both, they both rhyme every two lines shoot-fruit and both flow as abcbdcec. The poems are both divided into parts, much like paragraphs or the chapters of a book, they express slightly different emotions and change the context in every one of these parts. The second pair of poems is When we two parted by passkey Byron and Villegiature by Edith Nesbit. These are now about a much later phase of love, showing its condition after(prenominal) it has somewhat decayed and the passion has fizzled out.Both of the poets in comparison to the first set seem to suffer more as a result of their family than have any enjoyment out of it. The most painful image presented by lord Byron is that of their parting, as well as his later questioning wherefore was she so dear. Villegature is the more light-hearted of the two, the author going on her very own holiday, the word Villegature is French, which misleads the reader into thinking the poem will be about romance, only truly revealing the poets true emotions at the rather shocking end, how you always bore me The poems both express the expectations that the poets have of their lovers, this seems to differ with the poets gender, since lord Byron demands truety from his mistress, which is evident when he mentions that light is thy fame, fame meaning her social status is that she could be regarded as a woman of loose morals. The demands of Nesbit are quiet different, in light-hearted humour, she expresses her lust for romance and passion, which has obviously vanished, from her kindred.The relationship is not described in great detail, but it is very likely that they have been together for a long time Nesbits poem fits the description of a married couple-together for the sake of marriage. Lord Byrons attachment to his mistress, Long, long shall I rue thee. Is evident through his choice of parting quarrel in the first stance and the way he still seems to love her after all those years. When we two parted portrays love which is pulled like a puppet on draw by society, when her name is spoken of badly Byron knows that he cannot continue to love her in fear of exposing their relationship. The partnership was a concealed one, in secret we met, unplowed away from the preying eyes of society for a reason that the poet does not give. Byron alternates between different emotions through the stances of the poem, ranging from his love for her to disregard of her and grieving for their dead relationship.Lord Byron also uses questions in the last two stances to draw attention to the expressions used. The two questions contrast in the poets emotions, the first Why wert thou so dear? questions the emotional using up of his lover whilst the second How should I greet thee? betrays the poets ever present sentiments for her, With silence and tears. the very same way they parted years before. The poet questioning himself gives a hot insight to his emotions through his answers and their importance by the way they are made to stand out by the use of dashes after them, A shudder comes all over me-.Villvegature also highlights the importance of some phrases through the use of similes solid self long leagues away draws attention to the fact that he is no longer an aim of great admiration or interest in the poet, she also uses the words deep in dull books to emphasise his insipidness and the contrast of reality to her fantasized wild-eyed lover, who is much like a Romeo who climbs a tree to reach his aficionado, the poet. The poem by lord Byron also shows some disappointment with his partner, perhaps more with her being disloyal to him, but he does also mention that their passion grew somewhat stale,Colder thy kiss.The disappointment comes from the fact that she broke all her vows and no longer is loyal to him. The use of romantic imagery is evident in both poems, in Villegature it is more the nature or environment which seems to be affected by romance- The pear-tree boughs are mentioned three times, in the first second and third stances, the poet also talks of p earls of song in the concluding stance, the only aquatic gem being the pearl.Lord Byrons poem uses imagery, which describes more of his lover than the nature or scenery, Pale grew thy cheek yet not much imagery is used in his poem compared to the work of Christina Rossetti or even John Clare. The reason for the contrast between the two poems may be that Edith Nesbit used excessive romanticism in her poem to spud the reader into thinking that she loves her partner or that the poem is not a fantasy, but an actual activity, although in the first stance she does use the image of your contact, which is reminiscent of a memory she had of her lover.The last poem is A woman to her lover by Christina Walsh. This is the poem, which demonstrates the expectations of a liberated woman to her potential lover it has an aroma of womens liberation movement about it and seems like a reasonable set of refusals that a 20th century woman could make. Aside from being very inspirational and emotion pr ovoking, the poem also is an interesting expression of the poets attitude to love and life, more careful and in a way determined than the earlier poems concerning love.The author this time seems to attack her mannish oppressors by generating some very persuasive arguments, such as by putting the wingless angel or the doll in, without argument, a negative light. The poet is very critical of the average potential lover, in the first three stances, setting down a set of iron rules that he must abide to in order to be her co-equal in marriage. Her criticism is evident through her counter-glorification of the stereotypical, yet sadly often common desires of men are to have a doll to dress and sit for feeble worship or to have my skin soft only for your fond caresses.The use of the words As conqueror to the vanquished is also interesting- to me forming an image of the Spanish armada putting the capturing the helpless natives, in time turning them into a bondslave a slave with a bond to i ts master so they could not profane themselves out after their period of servitude has passed. The last stance concentrates mostly on what the poet expects of her lover, setting down the fundaments of the conditions in which a relationship with her could potentially bloom.Walsh uses words reminiscent of an alliance rather than the more conventional relationship of two lovers, your comrade, friend, mate together co-equal, giving a very lucrative description of a relationship free of the afore mentioned (wingless angel etc. ) conventional entities, not wanting to be a sex toy to satisfy his clamorous desire, but to know the naturalness and height of passion, refusing to be a placid doll or a holy wingless angel and using clear and strong words to express this fool, I refuse you to express her distaste for the men who take enjoyment in this.In the first stance, she expresses a different kind of racket than in the second or third since the latter does not require her to do any manua l work, she refuses No servant will I be. Another point worth mentioning of the last stance is the way the marriage is described, the imagery used being so artistic and unusual music of the spheres for acceptance march , The stars to laugh with joy ,words which emphasise how different the marriage ceremony will be if the love is true and pure, if it is based on companionship and enthusiastic love- a contradiction of the poets most despised image of the foolish man.

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