The use of literary devices inside of a solitary poem is extremely important. Creating a world or “image” for a reader to indulge him/herself in is a tremendous task but done right it is absolutely beautiful. Using elements in a story is much easier than in a poem because poems are stereotypically shorter and in a poem you have to be precise and use your words as a way to vaguely intrigue the reader. Literary elements such as imagery, setting, and tone are all affect how the reader perceives your works and the story. The poem “ The Waking” is a great representation of these literary elements.
Imagery is a very prominent literary device because it creates ways for the reader to envision a poem and a way for them to see imagine the elements of it. This allows freedom and the reader to create his/her own thoughts on the literary piece of work. In “The Waking” imagery comes up in a variety of different places but it is prominent throughout the poem and is in almost every line. This is shown in its strongest suit with “The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair” (Line 11), this …show more content…
“The Waking” doesn't have a set setting and although there are places in which you can piece together place, they are not set locales. Although this is apparent, an underlying and overlooked feature of this is that it does add the ability to the reader whilst reading to decipher his/her own setting. In “The Waking” the setting is virtually unknown and doesn’t offer to much context into the writer's mind so it the responsibility of a setting is placed onto the reader. The writer, Theodore Roethke, allows the reader freedom but also leaves clues such as, “Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?”, to show imagery so the responsibility of creating a setting is vastly easier. This type of writing is shown beautifully throughout and helps set the tone of the
Imagery is a very prominent literary device because it creates ways for the reader to envision a poem and a way for them to see imagine the elements of it. This allows freedom and the reader to create his/her own thoughts on the literary piece of work. In “The Waking” imagery comes up in a variety of different places but it is prominent throughout the poem and is in almost every line. This is shown in its strongest suit with “The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair” (Line 11), this …show more content…
“The Waking” doesn't have a set setting and although there are places in which you can piece together place, they are not set locales. Although this is apparent, an underlying and overlooked feature of this is that it does add the ability to the reader whilst reading to decipher his/her own setting. In “The Waking” the setting is virtually unknown and doesn’t offer to much context into the writer's mind so it the responsibility of a setting is placed onto the reader. The writer, Theodore Roethke, allows the reader freedom but also leaves clues such as, “Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?”, to show imagery so the responsibility of creating a setting is vastly easier. This type of writing is shown beautifully throughout and helps set the tone of the