In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is very depressed and given time the bird is there to give him hope. Before the thrush enters, The speaker does not know how hope can be such a helpful tool and seeing the bird, he learns that this is true. The speaker says that the thrush shows him “Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew / And I was unaware” (31-32). Until he hears the bird’s song, he believes that there will be no aspiration for things to get better. However, hope is always present as both Dickinson and Hardy believe, and show through a constant rhythm, Hardy allows readers to understand this. Hardy also uses a, “hymn-like metre” (Rumens) to make the poem sound like the bird singing. Another way that Hardy shows hope’s consistency is by using seasons. In the beginning of the poem, it is winter but when the speaker begins to use hope, it is spring. The seasons are constant and unchanging. Whenever a person is going through a difficult time, as winter is a cold time of year, he or she can always look towards spring. This is similar to how people can look forward to a new point in life (The Darkling..). The constant changing of seasons as well as the style of Hardy’s writing show how hope is present for everything and there is always a new
In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is very depressed and given time the bird is there to give him hope. Before the thrush enters, The speaker does not know how hope can be such a helpful tool and seeing the bird, he learns that this is true. The speaker says that the thrush shows him “Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew / And I was unaware” (31-32). Until he hears the bird’s song, he believes that there will be no aspiration for things to get better. However, hope is always present as both Dickinson and Hardy believe, and show through a constant rhythm, Hardy allows readers to understand this. Hardy also uses a, “hymn-like metre” (Rumens) to make the poem sound like the bird singing. Another way that Hardy shows hope’s consistency is by using seasons. In the beginning of the poem, it is winter but when the speaker begins to use hope, it is spring. The seasons are constant and unchanging. Whenever a person is going through a difficult time, as winter is a cold time of year, he or she can always look towards spring. This is similar to how people can look forward to a new point in life (The Darkling..). The constant changing of seasons as well as the style of Hardy’s writing show how hope is present for everything and there is always a new