Maria Wisława Szymborska. One who has seen the good in the bad and looked for the best in the worst. Using her poetry, has been able to show a consoling view to the attacks on September 11, 2001. Given such a convincing opinion through the use of poetry, and communicated it through the use of poetic aspects within her poetry. Possibly one of the most subtle aspects used throughout her poetry could be the use of structure within the poem. The possible use of allusion which Szymborska experienced in her own life. Along with a vivid sense of imagery given through descriptive words and allusions. By putting poetic aspects like these together, Szymborska has been able to communicate countless ideas to readers through the boundary of language.
The most subtle poetic aspect Szymborska used in this poem would be the structure of the poem, the organization of stanzas and their sizes. In the first stanza, she …show more content…
Being a farfetched idea, I believe Szymborska could possibly be alluding to the experience she has had with World War in the past. Being raised in Poland in the early 20th century, Szymborska was forced to live through the horrors of World War 2. I feel as if the attacks may possibly have reminded her of what had happened to the world in the past and what led to it. Possibly, September 11, could have been similar to a day in World War 2 which could have triggered an idea of what could possibly come in the future. After realizing what could come in the future, she wrote about stopping time in a photograph and staying in the present so there wouldn’t be a possibility of the horrific future. Allusions aid an individual in understanding a poem to a better extent, since there happens to be a factual incident or person to which you can relate the poem to. Szymborska uses these allusions in order to help the readers understand her
The most subtle poetic aspect Szymborska used in this poem would be the structure of the poem, the organization of stanzas and their sizes. In the first stanza, she …show more content…
Being a farfetched idea, I believe Szymborska could possibly be alluding to the experience she has had with World War in the past. Being raised in Poland in the early 20th century, Szymborska was forced to live through the horrors of World War 2. I feel as if the attacks may possibly have reminded her of what had happened to the world in the past and what led to it. Possibly, September 11, could have been similar to a day in World War 2 which could have triggered an idea of what could possibly come in the future. After realizing what could come in the future, she wrote about stopping time in a photograph and staying in the present so there wouldn’t be a possibility of the horrific future. Allusions aid an individual in understanding a poem to a better extent, since there happens to be a factual incident or person to which you can relate the poem to. Szymborska uses these allusions in order to help the readers understand her