Author C. D. Wright was born on January 6, 1949, in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis in 1971 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arkansas in 1976. She has published over a dozen books including Like Something Flying Backwards: New and Selected Poems, and Deepstep Come Shining. She spent lots of time in New York and San Francisco before moving to Rhode Island in 1983, where she teaches at Brown University with her husband. She has gotten many honors such as a Lannan Literary Award, the 2005 Robert Creeley Award, a Whiting Award, and more. The poem “Imaginary Waterfall” has a speaker who isn’t actually mentioned such as a friend who saw it happen or the poet herself. The poem uses terms like she and he proving that the person isn’t personally involved in the situation of the abuse between the man and woman. This poem has an overall idea of being hurt by love. In “Imaginary Waterfall” C. D, Wright writes “the synesthesia of his
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D. Wright uses figurative language such as a metaphor comparing the sound of a name to the loud noise of a metal helmet being hit. C. D. Wright writes “the synesthesia of his name / a silver helmet ringing / when struck” (17-19). She also uses phrases such as “You had to take into account who was telling” (6) and “Where her love stood” (15) proving that it is in past tense. The mood of this poem is sad, when reading this and understanding how upset the woman was, it causes the reader to feel empathy for her. The woman was in love with the man but he started abusing her causing her extreme pain. Unless you were to look at this poem in a very literal sense with the words lake and waterfall, there is no setting. The speaker does not mention being anywhere so the reader can interpret the setting. With using the word waterfall, she shaped the poem like a waterfall making the lines go in and out like the flow of
D. Wright uses figurative language such as a metaphor comparing the sound of a name to the loud noise of a metal helmet being hit. C. D. Wright writes “the synesthesia of his name / a silver helmet ringing / when struck” (17-19). She also uses phrases such as “You had to take into account who was telling” (6) and “Where her love stood” (15) proving that it is in past tense. The mood of this poem is sad, when reading this and understanding how upset the woman was, it causes the reader to feel empathy for her. The woman was in love with the man but he started abusing her causing her extreme pain. Unless you were to look at this poem in a very literal sense with the words lake and waterfall, there is no setting. The speaker does not mention being anywhere so the reader can interpret the setting. With using the word waterfall, she shaped the poem like a waterfall making the lines go in and out like the flow of