Poem analysis essay - Grade: a PDF

Title Poem analysis essay - Grade: a
Author Lexus Jenkins
Course english
Institution Southern Crescent Technical College
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Analysis of poem...


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Ta me i l l y aJ e n ki n s Ma r c h2 6 , 20 2 1 ENGL1 1 0 2 Po e m As s i g n me n t

Po e ma n a l y s i s :Di v i n gi nt ot hewr e c k

Di v i n gi n t ot h ewr e c ki sap o e mb yAme r i c a np oe t ,Ad r i e nn eRi c hi l l u s t r a t e sad e e p s e a d i v ea n dt hewo ma n ’ se x p l or a t i ono fas u n k e ns h i p .Th r o u g hfig ur a t i v el a n g ua g e , wes e et h e a u t ho r ’ sd e s c r i p t i onoft h epr e p a r a t i ona n di mme di a t ed i v ei nt ot h eo c e a nt oe x pl or et he wr e c k a g e . I nt hi sp o e m,wes e eRi c hp r e s e n tmo r et ha nj u s tat e l lo foc e a ni ce x pl o r a t i o n; s h e g i v e st ou sac a l lo ut f o rwome n ’ sv o i c e sa d mi s t hi s t or i c a lop p r e s s i o n .Al t h ou g ho t h e rfig u r a t i v e l a n g ua g e ,t h e me s , mo od s , e t c . a r eu s e di nt h el i t e r a t ur e ;Ri c hwr i t e sf o rt h es u ffr a g eo ff e mi ni s m a n dwo me n ’ sf r e e d omt h r ou g hs y mbo l i s m, s e t t i n g , a ndme t a ph or st h r ou g h ou tt h i sl i t e r a r yp i e c e .

Ho we v e r , i nt h i sa n a l y s i so ft h ep o e m,Li ne s6 1 -7 7wi l lb eu s e d .Ri c hs t a t e s : “Thet hi n gIc a mef o r :t hewr e c ka n dn o tt h es t or yo ft hewr e c kt h et hi n gi t s e l fan dn ot t h emy t h t h ed r o wn e df a c ea l wa y ss t a r i n gt o wa r dt h es unt hee v i d e nc eo fda ma g ewor nb ys a l ta nds wa y i n t ot h i st h r e a d b ar eb e a u t yt her i b so ft hed i s a s t e rc u r v i n gt he i ra s s e r t i o na mo n gt het e nt a t i v e h a un t e r s . Thi si st h ep l a c e . An dIa mh e r e , t h eme r mai dwho s ed ar kha i rs t r e a msb l a c k , t h e me r ma ni nh i sa r mo r e dbo dy . Wec i r c l es i l e nt l yab o ut t hewr e c kwedi v ei n t ot heh ol d. Ia ms h e :Ia mh e . ”I nt hep o e m, t hea u t h o rl e t su sf e e lt hi sd e e p s e awo r l dt h r o u g hh e re y e s .Th e flo r aa n df a u n at h a ts h es e e s , t heb i ga n dd a un t i n gp l a c et ha ti st h eo c e a n.

Th r ou g ht h et o neo ft hep o e m, i tf e e l ss e r i o us , a l mo s th a u n t i n ga ss h eb e c o me smo r e f a mi l i a rwi t ht h ewr e c ka n dn a vi g a t i n gt hr o u g hi t …wes e et h i ss ymb o l i s mc o mp a r a bl et oh o w wome nha sh a dt on a v i g a t et h r ou g hap a t r i a r c h a ls o c i e t y . I nt hep a t r i a r c h a ls o c i a ls t r uc t u r e , wome na r et h ee x p l or e ro ft h ewr e c k . Th e yd i v ei n t ot h e“ wr e c k , ”e x p l o r ea n dma n a g ea tt h e s a met i me . The ya r et h ewr e c kma n a g e r swh ob r i n go r de ro u tofc h a o s . An do n c et hee x p l or a t i on i sd o n e ,s hewi l lb ef or g o t t e na n dn o ta c kn o wl e d g e df o rh e rc o n t r i b ut i on .Sh eUs e s“ u s ”a n d“ I a ms h e ”b e c a u s et h i si sa l lwome n ;t h i si sh e rs h ei se v e r ywo ma nmi s t r e a t e da ndo p p r e s s e di na ma n ’ swo r l da n da r eus e dt o“ e x pl o r et hewr e c k ”t ha tt h e yd i dn ’ tc a u s e .

Th i sp oe mi sno to nl yaj o ur n e yi nt h eo c e a n ;i tu s e st heme t a p ho ro ft h eoc e a na s s ome t h i n gd e e pe r , i t ’ sa b ou tt h ej ou r ne yo fwome n . Th es pe a k e rt a c k l e st h i sf e a ra n de x p l o r e sa s c a r yp l a c ea n dg e t st hr o u g hi t . Ri c hs h o wst h ee r a s u r eo fwo me nt hr o u g hal os t , f or g o t t e nwr e c k . Ho we v e r , t h r o u g ht hi swr e c kt h es p e a k e r ss e eb e a ut y . Up onr e a c h i n gt hewr e c k , t h es pe a k e r a p p r e c i a t e si t s" d a ma g e , ”b u ta l s oi t s“ t h r e a d ba r ebe a u t y , ”“ t h er i b so ft h edi s a s t e r ”a swe l la st h e “ t r e a s u r e s ”c o n t a i n e dwi t h i n .Th i ss u g g e s t st h a tt h e r ea r eb e a u t i f ul s t o r i e st ob et o l dh e r e , y e tt h e y h a v eb e e n" l e f tt or o t "a tt heb o t t o mo ft heo c e a n . Thi ss e t t i n gs e t su pt heme t a p h o ro fwo me n e n d ur e , a nds u ffe rt hr o u g hs c a r ye xp e r i e nc e , b u tpr e v a i lt h r ou g hbe a u t ya ndma n a g i n gt os u r v i v e t h ewr e c ka g eo fabr o k e ns o c i e t y ....


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