The rhyme pattern in T.S. Eliot’s poem, “Preludes,” is a sophisticated and modern variation on an old form. The poem, “Preludes,” has an uneven rhyme scheme and concentrates on the dim experience of life in the city. The poem is separated into four parts related to the phases of the day and night, starting with the evening in part I, the morning in part
II, the middle of the night and into the morning in part III, and back to evening in part IV. The first stanza is composed of thirteen, short, and fragmented lines as if to accentuate the man’s hopelessness of living in a day that is already “burnt-out” (4) and sets the tone for the rest of the poem about isolation in urban life. It is as though the reader can imagine strolling through …show more content…
The rhyme pattern in the first stanza is end rhyme with lines ending in identical sounds such as “Will the smell of steaks in passageways. / The burnt-out ends of smoky days.” (2, 4), “And now a gusty shower wraps / The grimy scraps” (5-6), “Of withered leaves about your feet / The showers beat / And at the corner of the street” (7, 9, 11) and “A lonely cab-horse streams and stamps. / And then the lighting of the lamps.” (12-13) By using this pattern, Elliot is trying to emphasis the loneliness of a man even in a crowded atmosphere. Each part, stanza and line reminds us that reality is not as real as we think it may be, and what we see is likely only on the …show more content…
The black swan symbolizes the valuable and uncommon innocence of a girl, similar to the extraordinary black swan. Crozier portrays the swan as “a strange shape for innocence” (7) and “black not white as you might expect” (10-11) which proposes that the girl is not the traditional women she was raised and expected to be. Instead, she is similar to “one black swan swimming endless circles among the white” (30-31). In fact, the girl has an independent mind that fantasies to control her own destiny, starting with her sexuality. The girl describes the black swan’s flight as “beautiful” (19) which means that losing her innocence, perhaps her virginity, does not influence her but actually satisfies her. Additionally, one may consider losing innocence not right and therefore the swan is given the colour black. The colour that represents misery, trouble, rebellion and regret (Chapman) instead of the colour white that represents purity, goodness, cleanliness and virtue (Chapman). Finally, the image of the black swan taking flight symbolizes she has made the decision to loose her innocence for her own benefit. Generally speaking, the black swan in Lorna Crozier 's poem, "Forms of Innocence,” symbolizes the girl setting herself
II, the middle of the night and into the morning in part III, and back to evening in part IV. The first stanza is composed of thirteen, short, and fragmented lines as if to accentuate the man’s hopelessness of living in a day that is already “burnt-out” (4) and sets the tone for the rest of the poem about isolation in urban life. It is as though the reader can imagine strolling through …show more content…
The rhyme pattern in the first stanza is end rhyme with lines ending in identical sounds such as “Will the smell of steaks in passageways. / The burnt-out ends of smoky days.” (2, 4), “And now a gusty shower wraps / The grimy scraps” (5-6), “Of withered leaves about your feet / The showers beat / And at the corner of the street” (7, 9, 11) and “A lonely cab-horse streams and stamps. / And then the lighting of the lamps.” (12-13) By using this pattern, Elliot is trying to emphasis the loneliness of a man even in a crowded atmosphere. Each part, stanza and line reminds us that reality is not as real as we think it may be, and what we see is likely only on the …show more content…
The black swan symbolizes the valuable and uncommon innocence of a girl, similar to the extraordinary black swan. Crozier portrays the swan as “a strange shape for innocence” (7) and “black not white as you might expect” (10-11) which proposes that the girl is not the traditional women she was raised and expected to be. Instead, she is similar to “one black swan swimming endless circles among the white” (30-31). In fact, the girl has an independent mind that fantasies to control her own destiny, starting with her sexuality. The girl describes the black swan’s flight as “beautiful” (19) which means that losing her innocence, perhaps her virginity, does not influence her but actually satisfies her. Additionally, one may consider losing innocence not right and therefore the swan is given the colour black. The colour that represents misery, trouble, rebellion and regret (Chapman) instead of the colour white that represents purity, goodness, cleanliness and virtue (Chapman). Finally, the image of the black swan taking flight symbolizes she has made the decision to loose her innocence for her own benefit. Generally speaking, the black swan in Lorna Crozier 's poem, "Forms of Innocence,” symbolizes the girl setting herself