Victor Hugo’s Demain des l’aube (Tomorrow at dawn) evinces Hugo’s anticipated tortuous and desolated walk to his daughter’s, Léopoldine, tomb. The poem was written three years after Léopoldine’s death, suggesting the enduring effect of her passing on him. Even after a long period of time, Hugo continues to suffer with his daughter’s dismal death and finds it necessary to express his feelings in a poem.
When reading the piece for the first time, the first stanza establishes a misleading topic for the poem. One is quick to assume the “you” is addressed to whoever the speaker is waiting for, perhaps a lover: “Tomorrow, at dawn, in the hour when the countryside becomes white,/ I will leave. You see, I know that you are waiting for me” (1-2). The act of waiting creates a sense of longing and anticipation. Peradventure, these two individuals have been separated for a prolonged amount of time and are finally given the chance to reconnect again. The sentiment of a love poem continues: “I will go by the forest, I will go by the mountain./I cannot stay far from you any longer,” (3-4). The act of passing by multiple different terrains implies a treacherous voyage, revealing the lengths the speaker will take to see his lover. During the first four lines, an overall feeling of delight and sweetness fills the mind. His trek shows he would do anything to …show more content…
During the 1800s, Harfleur was the principal seaport in north-western France. It is difficult to comprehend how such a poetic man could completely ignore the sounds and sights of a stunning and bustling environment in France. Even with such a grand, beautiful, and detailed scenery, Hugo cannot bare to get a glimpse of the sunset on the sea because it will remind him of the drowning of his daughter and
When reading the piece for the first time, the first stanza establishes a misleading topic for the poem. One is quick to assume the “you” is addressed to whoever the speaker is waiting for, perhaps a lover: “Tomorrow, at dawn, in the hour when the countryside becomes white,/ I will leave. You see, I know that you are waiting for me” (1-2). The act of waiting creates a sense of longing and anticipation. Peradventure, these two individuals have been separated for a prolonged amount of time and are finally given the chance to reconnect again. The sentiment of a love poem continues: “I will go by the forest, I will go by the mountain./I cannot stay far from you any longer,” (3-4). The act of passing by multiple different terrains implies a treacherous voyage, revealing the lengths the speaker will take to see his lover. During the first four lines, an overall feeling of delight and sweetness fills the mind. His trek shows he would do anything to …show more content…
During the 1800s, Harfleur was the principal seaport in north-western France. It is difficult to comprehend how such a poetic man could completely ignore the sounds and sights of a stunning and bustling environment in France. Even with such a grand, beautiful, and detailed scenery, Hugo cannot bare to get a glimpse of the sunset on the sea because it will remind him of the drowning of his daughter and