An Analysis Of The Dream Of The Rood

The old english poem, “The Dream of the Rood” is a in which the author chose to write the story through the eyes of the cross. The author begins the poem by explaining in his “dream that moved me at night” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33) he “...espied the most splendid tree” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33). The author then begins speaking from the point of view of the cross. This can be seen as the author states “Yet I remember that I was cut down at the edge of the forest” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33). Over the course of the poem the mood of the story changes and shifts from negative to positive. The author describes the trees original opinion on christ being hung on him as negative. The tree felt “badly burdened with grief” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 34). There is quickly a shift in tone a few lines later as they soon “adorned me” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 34). This change shows the tree was originally disappointed but his feelings …show more content…
Many of the other lacrosse shafts remain with me also. Finally, one day a young adult came in. It was his first year playing defense and he wanted to acquire his first shaft. My hope got high again, as they do whenever a potential customer arrives at the shop. To my luck, the owner of the store recommended me to the buyer, and without hesitation he took me as his own. I kept my expectations low as many of my other companions were often returned or replaced by the new cutting edge sticks. My new owner quickly matched me with the new lacrosse head, the “STX Hammer.” We were then packaged up and went home with our new owner. After we arrived he quickly unpackaged me and began to use me. An hour later I was already being used in his practice. He used me to poke and prod at other players to win the ball back from his team. His inexperience was noticeable as I clashed with others players