How is the idea of infancy and childhood presented in 6 different poems
The six poems explores different aspects of infancy and childhood, and they all have something in common. They also have a concept that is linking with one and another, and each poem has reflected on the idea of infancy, childhood, or how we have began our lives. The poems “Piano” written by D.H. Lawrence and “On Turning Ten" written by Billy Collins emphasizes the restrictiveness in adulthood which contrast with the innocent happy times during infancy and childhood, it also shows the idea of juxtaposition of positive things of the past comparing with present filled with negativity. While the poems “infant joy” and “infant sorrow” both written by William Blake contrasts …show more content…
This boy is mature for his age and had already begun to miss his childhood, ironically his childhood isn't yet over. Due to being under certain circumstances back then there was a lack of choice, which links to the idea of lack of free will in the poem “prayer before birth”. The tone of the poem is sad, due to the word choice which Collins chose “dark blue speed drained out of it”. Collins uses symbolism, the color blue is a color which gives a feeling of sadness and drained is a very ruff and harsh word for a ten year old to use. Having to mature and stop the own imagination. Turning a two digit number was presented very sadly in the poem. Whereas still being a one (one digit number) was a lot easier, not caring about what other say, playing with the imaginary friend and playing in a tree house. But turning ten changes everything. This show a contrast betweenez the present and the …show more content…
The narrator feels his son represents the innocence that he himself has lost.we can tell from this quote “once upon a time when I was like you” the writer uses repetition at the start and the end of the poem. Once upon a time suggest that it could happen anytime, the writer wants the son to be like the old him. The narrator also shows the idea of juvenescence, but in a different aspect from “piano”. The writer was once an innocent child, where he didn’t have to be disgusted by all those fake people that are trying to use him, and where he wasn’t forced to smile or laugh, or another emotions. He is teaching his son to be real just like he used to be. The son and the writer are separated for other people, its like their looking from a outside
The six poems explores different aspects of infancy and childhood, and they all have something in common. They also have a concept that is linking with one and another, and each poem has reflected on the idea of infancy, childhood, or how we have began our lives. The poems “Piano” written by D.H. Lawrence and “On Turning Ten" written by Billy Collins emphasizes the restrictiveness in adulthood which contrast with the innocent happy times during infancy and childhood, it also shows the idea of juxtaposition of positive things of the past comparing with present filled with negativity. While the poems “infant joy” and “infant sorrow” both written by William Blake contrasts …show more content…
This boy is mature for his age and had already begun to miss his childhood, ironically his childhood isn't yet over. Due to being under certain circumstances back then there was a lack of choice, which links to the idea of lack of free will in the poem “prayer before birth”. The tone of the poem is sad, due to the word choice which Collins chose “dark blue speed drained out of it”. Collins uses symbolism, the color blue is a color which gives a feeling of sadness and drained is a very ruff and harsh word for a ten year old to use. Having to mature and stop the own imagination. Turning a two digit number was presented very sadly in the poem. Whereas still being a one (one digit number) was a lot easier, not caring about what other say, playing with the imaginary friend and playing in a tree house. But turning ten changes everything. This show a contrast betweenez the present and the …show more content…
The narrator feels his son represents the innocence that he himself has lost.we can tell from this quote “once upon a time when I was like you” the writer uses repetition at the start and the end of the poem. Once upon a time suggest that it could happen anytime, the writer wants the son to be like the old him. The narrator also shows the idea of juvenescence, but in a different aspect from “piano”. The writer was once an innocent child, where he didn’t have to be disgusted by all those fake people that are trying to use him, and where he wasn’t forced to smile or laugh, or another emotions. He is teaching his son to be real just like he used to be. The son and the writer are separated for other people, its like their looking from a outside