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Analysis of Singapore In “Singapore” poem, the author conveys a social message which as portrayed as a relationship between nature and life lessons. The author starts the poem with a third world woman in a humiliating position. In the bid to understand the poem, the author uses a unique set of the poem to outline her theme. The speaker is a tourist in a Singapore airport when she notices a “washing the tops of the airport ashtrays.” Immediately after observing this, the speaker is disgusted by the woman job, but her perception dramatically changes when the woman smiles back at her. In this context, the author intends to show appreciation on how we live and view life. By the first impressions while analyzing this literary work, the poem is full of praise for a hard working woman and which stills have passion and love, “a person wants to stand in a happy place.” Oliver argues that the world only views things on the surface but do not take time to analyze the reasons behind them. In the description of the poem, the author uses symbolism to hinder deeper meaning in phrases, for instance, the use of “birds” and “trees” to describe the true meaning of how …show more content…
In explaining the woman, the author makes it easy for readers to understand the theme of the poem by not using complex literature devices. The life of the woman is described by the speaker using simple terms of nature and which have elements of beauty and have a happy place in them. This poem has no rhyme scheme which allows the readers to focus mainly on the content. The author writes, “The way” in the last three sentences to an emphasis on the way the woman in her poem is beautiful and her love for life. While also using repetition, “ woman,” “white,” “washing,” Oliver highlights and emphasizes that her focus was in the woman’s nature of
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Analysis of Singapore In “Singapore” poem, the author conveys a social message which as portrayed as a relationship between nature and life lessons. The author starts the poem with a third world woman in a humiliating position. In the bid to understand the poem, the author uses a unique set of the poem to outline her theme. The speaker is a tourist in a Singapore airport when she notices a “washing the tops of the airport ashtrays.” Immediately after observing this, the speaker is disgusted by the woman job, but her perception dramatically changes when the woman smiles back at her. In this context, the author intends to show appreciation on how we live and view life. By the first impressions while analyzing this literary work, the poem is full of praise for a hard working woman and which stills have passion and love, “a person wants to stand in a happy place.” Oliver argues that the world only views things on the surface but do not take time to analyze the reasons behind them. In the description of the poem, the author uses symbolism to hinder deeper meaning in phrases, for instance, the use of “birds” and “trees” to describe the true meaning of how …show more content…
In explaining the woman, the author makes it easy for readers to understand the theme of the poem by not using complex literature devices. The life of the woman is described by the speaker using simple terms of nature and which have elements of beauty and have a happy place in them. This poem has no rhyme scheme which allows the readers to focus mainly on the content. The author writes, “The way” in the last three sentences to an emphasis on the way the woman in her poem is beautiful and her love for life. While also using repetition, “ woman,” “white,” “washing,” Oliver highlights and emphasizes that her focus was in the woman’s nature of