Repetition: The use of repetition in phrases like ‘I am’ illustrates the poet’s strong sense of identity and confidence in her entities.Like these vivid imagery, the writer also wants to their life to be remembered in the same manner. These are all beautiful imagery which highlights the beauty in life and moments we admire. This is illustrated through the phrases of personification the writ through nature such as:
The main message in which the writer conveys is that death should be celebrated through aspects that bring life and memories.
To prove this expertise and understanding, the writer challenges conventional beliefs of death by stating that the writer is not ‘there’ and neither ‘asleep’. This shows the writer is clear on this subject matter of death. To begin the poem with instructions is a powerful device. In most situations when people are grieving they ‘stand by the grave and weep’. This is the instructions the poet gives on what people shouldn’t do when the writer dies. This poem conveys the writers view on grief and loss. The use of the rhyme helps convey the importance of the poet’s interpretation in regards to the meaning of life. In fact, the rhyme illustrates how clear the poet is on the matter of celebrating life rather than death. This helps the poem flow fluently and gives it a sense of coherency. It is written in twelve lines with a smooth rhyming pattern of AABB.
The structure of this poem is very simplistic. To begin with I will be analysing the structure of the poem. This blog post aims to analyse the poem ‘Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep’.
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