A Worried Mother’s Heart:
The Use of Theme, Imagery, and Diction within “The Red Hat” by Rachael Hadas Free-range parenting is the philosophy that many parents believe in, this grants their children the same rights they had when they were children. This allows the children to experience freedom without the constant badgering by overbearing parents. With that being said, within the poem “The Red Hat” by Rachael Hadas’, the author plays around with the literary tactic of a narrative poem in which the speaker of the poem is the mother of the child who’s growing up right before her own eyes. Questioning herself with thoughts such as: Was it too soon to let go? How could I have predicted the emotions I would’ve been overwhelmed with? The mother …show more content…
One example is expressed when Hadas’ uses a denotation that the child walks semi-alone to school. Right away the ready knows that the child is not truly alone in the aspect that others are walking with him or following him. As time goes on Hadas’ uses connotations, allowing the reader to see that the child walks faster to school; this is expressed within the text when Hadas’ writes, “Hustled forward by the pull / of something far more powerful than school,” (Hadas 15-16). Here, the reader can relate to what the child could be rushing too. Additionally, the poem can relate differently to each individual reader depending on his or her life experiences. Moreover, Hadas’ uses diction with alliteration when she tells us the moment that the two part ways, writing, “parallel paths part,” (Hadas 9). Here, her choice of words instills the belief in the reader that the mother is struggling with her departure of her son from her eyesight. The reader experiences the turmoil in their relationship, especially in regards to their morning routine, which can be found when Hadas’ writes, “vastly different-flimsy, strange, / wavering in the eddies of this change, / empty, unanchored, perilously light,” (Hadas 19-21). The specific choice of words used here leaves the reader to believe that there’s a whirlpool of emotions being experienced by the mother; believing that her son could get into danger and that there is no way to anchor him or to keep him
The Use of Theme, Imagery, and Diction within “The Red Hat” by Rachael Hadas Free-range parenting is the philosophy that many parents believe in, this grants their children the same rights they had when they were children. This allows the children to experience freedom without the constant badgering by overbearing parents. With that being said, within the poem “The Red Hat” by Rachael Hadas’, the author plays around with the literary tactic of a narrative poem in which the speaker of the poem is the mother of the child who’s growing up right before her own eyes. Questioning herself with thoughts such as: Was it too soon to let go? How could I have predicted the emotions I would’ve been overwhelmed with? The mother …show more content…
One example is expressed when Hadas’ uses a denotation that the child walks semi-alone to school. Right away the ready knows that the child is not truly alone in the aspect that others are walking with him or following him. As time goes on Hadas’ uses connotations, allowing the reader to see that the child walks faster to school; this is expressed within the text when Hadas’ writes, “Hustled forward by the pull / of something far more powerful than school,” (Hadas 15-16). Here, the reader can relate to what the child could be rushing too. Additionally, the poem can relate differently to each individual reader depending on his or her life experiences. Moreover, Hadas’ uses diction with alliteration when she tells us the moment that the two part ways, writing, “parallel paths part,” (Hadas 9). Here, her choice of words instills the belief in the reader that the mother is struggling with her departure of her son from her eyesight. The reader experiences the turmoil in their relationship, especially in regards to their morning routine, which can be found when Hadas’ writes, “vastly different-flimsy, strange, / wavering in the eddies of this change, / empty, unanchored, perilously light,” (Hadas 19-21). The specific choice of words used here leaves the reader to believe that there’s a whirlpool of emotions being experienced by the mother; believing that her son could get into danger and that there is no way to anchor him or to keep him