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This poem uses an extended metaphor in favor of emotions by negatively equating grammar with thought and rationality. [2] However, there is a kind of irony in the piece, as despite these assertions syntax and grammar are used masterfully.
Even as the poem mourns Lincoln, there is a sense of triumph that the ship of state has completed its journey. [76] Whitman encapsulates grief over Lincoln's death in one individual, the narrator of the poem. [77] Cohen argues that the metaphor serves to "mask the violence of the Civil War" and project "that concealment onto the exulting crowds".
A lack of punctuation may allow the poem to be interpreted as a "stream of consciousness" such as Maya Angelou’s I know why the caged bird sings. Question marks–In poetry, they are used to reflect a contemplative pause. Exclamation marks–Indicates surprise, joy, and other strong emotions the poet is trying to emphasise or convey.
Lyric poetry is a genre that, unlike epic and dramatic poetry, does not attempt to tell a story but instead is of a more personal nature. Poems in this genre tend to be shorter, melodic, and contemplative. Rather than depicting characters and actions, it portrays the poet's own feelings, states of mind, and perceptions. [156]
Donald E. Thackrey referred to "There's a certain Slant of light" as one of Dickinson's best lyric poems for its force of emotion but resistance to definitive statements on meaning. [14] He likened it to Keats's "Ode to Melancholy," claiming that although it is less specific, it transmits the experience of the emotion just as effectively. [14]
The poem is the best known of Wordsworth's series of five works which comprise his "Lucy" series, and was a favorite amongst early readers. [1] It was composed both as a meditation on his own feelings of loneliness and loss, and as an ode to the beauty and dignity of an idealized woman who lived unnoticed by all others except by the poet himself.
Romantic poetry contrasts with Neoclassical poetry, which was the product of intellect and reason, while Romantic poetry is more the product of emotion. Romantic poetry at the beginning of the nineteenth century was a reaction against the set standards, conventions of eighteenth-century poetry.
The poetic devices Shelley uses in the poem include Personification (Fountains mingle with the river; Winds of heaven mix forever with a sweet emotion; The mountains kiss high heaven; The waves clasp one another; Moonbeams kiss the sea), Metaphor (No sister flower could be forgiven if it disdained its brother), and the Rhetorical question (If ...