Theodore Roethke Analysis

Theodore Roethke has a love for Jane but not a romantic love. A love more of admiration of the person she was. He uses aspects of nature to describe her greatest qualities. oh how he talks so highly of her, shy to talk at first Jane was but "once startled into talk, the light syllables leaped her" as if they have been awaiting eagerly for her to talk this whole time. This indicates that when Jane spoke everybody listened with great interest including Theodore. "Her song trembling the twigs and small branches". The use of "song" is metaphorically used to describe on how Jane impresses Roethke on her ability to conduct a room with her thoughts and words. "trembling the twigs and small branches", Just like the twigs and branches shake as the bird's sings, Jane also gets a reaction …show more content…
When Jane is sad Theodore acts as if he feels a type of sympathy for Jane, describing her sadness as a hole of "pure depth...Even a father could not find...". It is devastating how one is without reprieve from family or friends, isolated to herself. " stirring the clearest water" This greatly effects Roethke's heart and demonstrates his caring of Jane. "Stirring the Clearest water", refers to how Jane's sadness can effect even the purest of water because when you stir clear water the muck from the bottom eventually clouds one's sight. "My sparrow you are not here", Directly addresses Jane by calling her his sparrow and designates how Jane is no longer with him, leading the reader to infer of her death "The sides of wet stones cannot console me, Nor the moss, wound with the last light. Nothing can ease the pain of Theodore's grief from the loss of Jane, he is beyond heartbroken. "Over this damp grave I speak the words of my love". Although Roethke is not in love with Jane romantically he is in love with her personality and qualities, he simply admires