Transcript Six Strings/eagle`s work/Dog

Six Strings/eagle’s work/Dog
• All 3 poems convey the creative imagination at work, although in Dog the
imagination is at work creating an illusion. Dog, therefore, has an Ironic Voice or
Tone.
• Surrealism – art, literature or theatre that is characterized by fantastic or
incongruous imagery or effects produced by unnatural juxtapositions. In these
three poems the surrealism is found in the dichotomies of theme.
The Six Strings – beauty and suffering
eagle’s work – destruction and creation
Dog – control and illusion
Six Strings/eagle’s work/Dog
• Metaphor (Vehicle/Tenor)
Vehicle – the images through which the poet conveys the idea
Tenor – the idea or thematic intention behind the metaphor
• Free Verse – poetry without a regular rhythm(meter) or rhyme. This is
different from Blank Verse which is unrhymed verse written in iambic
pentameter (unstressed/stressed). Blank Verse is commonly used by
Shakespeare.
• Cadence – the rhythm patterns used in free verse when it is read
aloud to create structure and emphasis. This is affected by the Diction
and the Syntax.
Six Strings/eagle’s work/Dog
• DICTION – choice and form of words. There is a connection between
diction and cadence(sound device). Also one between diction and
theme.
Six Strings – Use of the word its – guitar is not humanized even though personification is
used in relation to the voice coming from “its” mouth. Highlights the animal(predatory)
nature of second half of poem. Also called “wooden tank” – sense of entrapment through
the creative act.
eagle’s work – Use of nd for and – speed/cleanliness of eagle’s work (kill)
- soul’s movement at the end – pride/joy
Dog – Agyeeei (onomatopoeia) – the dog is allowed a sense of power by it’s human
- Ouch of the year – Dog’s sense of self (spoof of an award)
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• SYNTAX – sentence structure
Six Strings
Two simple sentences – mournful sounds
One complex sentence – contradiction of deadly web and star
“and” – used to balance the compound structure
Eagle’s work
One simple sentence
One complex sentence – imagery turns nasty/painful
Dog
Three simple sentences – dogs imagination works in simple/direct way to place
itself in the center of the universe.
Six Strings/eagle’s work/Dog
• SPACING – placement of lines/words on page to create meaning
Six Strings
-visual parallelism of soul, escape, mouth
-position of guitar and wooden tankat beginning and end form a contradiction
Eagle’s work
-word arrangement and spacing of lines (white space) indicate a sense of time
-stanzas are in a wing shape
Dog
-”I bark”/”my fourpaws/”Agyeei”/ - dogs high spirits
-phrases to the right – indicate movement and sound