Richard Wilbur’s, “The Death of a toad” emulates on the exhibition on how even a toad goes through the passage of life or death. Through distinct diction and vivid imagery, wilbur gradually unfolds the feelings of the speaker from the speaker’s point of view. The toad’s death begins as a simple butchering but leads towards enlightenment.
The sequence of events proceed from the transition of the speaker’s attitude as the poem progresses/ The poem starts off with the speaker containing a more callous tone. “A toad the power mower caught”(Line 1). The speaker starts off with little to almost zero sympathy but as he witnesses the toads fatal tragedy, the speaker starts to become enlightened and his point of view and attitude start to change. The
The sequence of events proceed from the transition of the speaker’s attitude as the poem progresses/ The poem starts off with the speaker containing a more callous tone. “A toad the power mower caught”(Line 1). The speaker starts off with little to almost zero sympathy but as he witnesses the toads fatal tragedy, the speaker starts to become enlightened and his point of view and attitude start to change. The