Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Images and Imagery in Robert Frosts Wind and Window Flower Essay
Imagery in Robert Frosts Wind and Window Flower After reading this poem by Robert Frost, I was leave with many different ideas just ab come out of the closet this work. I believe one could take this poem in a literal sense to actually be near a window flower and the wind. I also believe, however, that this poem perhaps has a bit of a deeper meaning. Looking first at the poem in a literal sense, the story is told of a lonely window flower that is sitting on a window sill, and the image is that the flower is looking out the window. It is cold outside, and the frost on the window has melted just enough for the flower to see out. In line 7 of the poem, the flower is compared to a caged yellow-bellied bird, to give the reader a sense that the flower feels trapped, perhaps wishing to be outside. Line 9 of the poem goes on to talk of how he mark her through the pane. He refers to the wind, and how the flower could feel him through the pane. The use of pane is also interes ting here and made me think about the pain that the flower felt at not being able to be free to fly with the wind. I...
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