Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Red Wheelbarrow
Even though "The Red Wheelbarrow" looks like a short and simple poem it really is the complete opposite. With the 4 lines of almost nothingness William Carlos Williams has a bunch of secret hidden meanings behind each word. Behind these few words a setting is created with a red wheelbarrow that is wet from the rain and is placed next to chickens. As you read deeper the wheelbarrow isn't just a helpful tool to the owner but it might also be a shelter for the chickens and whatever else the first line can mean, what exactly depends so much on this one wheelbarrow inparticular? How much did it rain and how long ago since its still wet from the storm? Why are the chickens next to it, does it survive a special purpose to them? These and more questions can be created just by reading four lines, as the last word of each line is emphasized with importance of some sort. I really enjoy the type of writing this poet does, always having the reader wanting more and questioning everything.
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This is part of it, but consider the aesthetic "use" the speaker/poem makes of the scene. "So much / depends" on the imagination of the artist, transforming the ordinary scene.
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i like when writer questioning us too however it just gets harder to understand what he is trying to say also makes you think too much. but this poem can be on our life too because it says it just depends on and depends on what? person sitiuation or ...? i jope you find it. :)
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