Hi les i was wondering if you could help mo anlysis the poem by edward thomas, when first i came here, i would ask for your help only that i am really bad at anlysising things such as peom if you could help me this would be very helpful.
thank you.
When First I Came Here
---Edward Thomas
WHEN first I came here I had hope,
Hope for I knew not what. Fast beat
My heart at the sight of the tall slope
Or grass and yews, as if my feet
Only by scaling its steps of chalk
Would see something no other hill
Ever disclosed. And now I walk
Down it the last time. Never will
My heart beat so again at sight
Of any hill although as fair
And loftier. For infinite
The change, late unperceived, this year,
The twelfth, suddenly, shows me plain.
Hope now,--not health nor cheerfulness,
Since they can come and go again,
As often one brief hour witnesses,--
Just hope has gone forever. Perhaps
I may love other hills yet more
Than this: the future and the maps
Hide something I was waiting for.
One thing I know, that love with chance
And use and time and necessity
Will grow, and louder the heart's dance
At parting than at meeting be.
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Dreamin, in any analysis of the poem, be sure you understand what the poem is about. In this case he is talking about a hill. Decide for yourself why he is writing about the hill, and you will probably understand completely. From there use an organized approach to your study considering some, or all of the topics below.
1. Subject matter
2. Rhyme pattern/or lack of same
3. Language (common, superior, inferior, )
4. Tone (serious, jovial, friendly, respectful)
5. Connotation/meaning (both real and suggested)
6. Effect on the reader (emotions triggered by the poem)
I hope these guidelines help you. If you have more specific questions, let us know.
Les
Post Edited (02-05-05 14:19)
In this case he is talking about a hill.
Or, does the hill perhaps represent something else? That is, could it be a metaphor?