POETRY IMAGERY

Poetry Imagery

Poetry Imagery

Question 1: There is a need to look up the definition of assonance and alliteration and define those two words in your own words. Does this poem exhibit any use of either?

Answer 1: The word assonance refers to the similarity that is there in the sound between two syllables which have a close connection with each other and are formed either by the usage of the same consonants and the usage of different vowels e.g. (hit and heart) or by the same vowels but consonants are different e.g. (back and hat). Alliteration refers to the occurrence of the usage of more than two words, when they are placed in a particular sequence that consists of similar sounding first syllables. The rhyme is formed either by the usage of the first letter or when the initial letters of the word are combined with each other (Koch, 1970, 142).

Therefore, these are the examples of the usages of two words known as assonance and alliteration. As far the poem is concerned, the usage of the second word known as alliteration did take place because of the way they occurred during the poem. The rhyme was certainly formed in a particular sequence that was quite similar to the first syllables of the poem. The first word known as assonance also took place in the poem because the sound between two syllables certainly had a close connection with each other. It can be seen in the first two lines of the poem. It is quite clear that these two words have a strong connection with the poem and they will always have a role in the sentence formation of the poem (MacNeil, 2000, 367).

Question 2: How are the stanzas arranged in terms of time? Does it create a better understanding of Warren's life for you as the reader?

Ans2- The stanzas in the poem were arranged in a proper sequence because it highlighted the major events of Warren's life right from the beginning. For example, the childhood of Warren was initially mentioned in the poem that highlighted the school days. Then, his university days were highlighted that also included the graduation moment. After the school and university days, the period in which Warren secured the first job was also mentioned during the poem. Then the remaining days were also given a small highlight in the ending part of the poem. It did create a better understanding of Warren's life to the readers. These events of Warren's life categorized the different level of experience that he faced in various situations. It was indeed a typical pattern of life spent by any young man. Therefore, these were all the ways through which the stanzas were arranged in terms of time (Pirrie, 1994, 82).

Question 3: What are some of the images that come to mind when reading this poem?

Ans3- The images that comes to mind while reading the poem is that of an ambitious man that is experiencing different ...