Tichborne's Elegy – Literature analisys
Tichborne's Elegy was supposedly written by himself before his execution, due to his involvement in the consipracy to assissinate Elizabeth I (P. Burns, J. Edge, 43) . In his poem he is using metaphors upon metaphors, together with antithesis to construct a poem that shows his frustration and regret. He uses a plain and simple language. In fact, the whole poem is based entirely on one syllable words. However, his use of one syllable words only add to the stark and plain effect of the poem. Moreover, This analysis will discuss Tichbourne's use of metaphors, antithesis and paradoxes, and will touch slightly on the structure of the poem. The poem is based upon metaphors in juxtaposition. To either create …show more content…
He is repeatedly conveying that he was too young to die. The first stanza is build upon antithesis, as in the second line of the first stanza; “My feast of joy is but a dish of pain”. Tichborne never got a chance to experience his prime time. His youth was suppose to be the most productive and fulfilling time of his life. Instead it turned out to be, as Tichborne writes himself in the upcoming line; “My crop of corn is but a field of tares”. Everything he had done in his short life had meant as much as he would haevliked and his time hoping to achieve something of importance was nothing but false hope. Even though he had been given life it was …show more content…
The second stanza begins with the paradox; “My tale was heard and yet it was not told”. This is implying that even though Tichborne had a life, it was not lived to its fullest potential. The whole poem can be a paradox within itself. Tichborne is young and healthy, yet he knows he is about to die. This idea has support in the second line of the second stanza; “My fruit is fallen, and yet my leaves are green”. The tree is a metophor for his life. The green leaves representing his youthful life and the fallen fruit his death, which occurred despite his young and healthy life. Line five of the second stanza; “My thread is cut and yet it is not spun”, could be interpreted as the thread spun by the faiths, representing the time that is given to us. However, Tichborne's thread of life had not yet been spunned to its completion before it was cut short. This is implying. Once again, that Tichborne was too young to
Tichborne's Elegy was supposedly written by himself before his execution, due to his involvement in the consipracy to assissinate Elizabeth I (P. Burns, J. Edge, 43) . In his poem he is using metaphors upon metaphors, together with antithesis to construct a poem that shows his frustration and regret. He uses a plain and simple language. In fact, the whole poem is based entirely on one syllable words. However, his use of one syllable words only add to the stark and plain effect of the poem. Moreover, This analysis will discuss Tichbourne's use of metaphors, antithesis and paradoxes, and will touch slightly on the structure of the poem. The poem is based upon metaphors in juxtaposition. To either create …show more content…
He is repeatedly conveying that he was too young to die. The first stanza is build upon antithesis, as in the second line of the first stanza; “My feast of joy is but a dish of pain”. Tichborne never got a chance to experience his prime time. His youth was suppose to be the most productive and fulfilling time of his life. Instead it turned out to be, as Tichborne writes himself in the upcoming line; “My crop of corn is but a field of tares”. Everything he had done in his short life had meant as much as he would haevliked and his time hoping to achieve something of importance was nothing but false hope. Even though he had been given life it was …show more content…
The second stanza begins with the paradox; “My tale was heard and yet it was not told”. This is implying that even though Tichborne had a life, it was not lived to its fullest potential. The whole poem can be a paradox within itself. Tichborne is young and healthy, yet he knows he is about to die. This idea has support in the second line of the second stanza; “My fruit is fallen, and yet my leaves are green”. The tree is a metophor for his life. The green leaves representing his youthful life and the fallen fruit his death, which occurred despite his young and healthy life. Line five of the second stanza; “My thread is cut and yet it is not spun”, could be interpreted as the thread spun by the faiths, representing the time that is given to us. However, Tichborne's thread of life had not yet been spunned to its completion before it was cut short. This is implying. Once again, that Tichborne was too young to