One way the poem creates atmosphere is in the use of very detailed imagery. In the second line De La Mare writes “Knocking on the moonlit door” (De La Mare, 2). “Moonlit” is a form of imagery, and the poet uses this to characterize a scene and add to the atmosphere of the poem. The use of imagery in this poem simply adds to the beauty of the poem and makes it more readable. De La Mare adds to the atmosphere with lines like, “And he felt in his heart their strangeness, their stillness answering his cry, while his horse moved, cropping the dark turf” (De La Mare, 21-23). These lines help to make the poem and its setting well described. The use of imagery in these lines sends a signal through the reader’s imagination and the reader can’t help but to wonder what is going to happen next. It draws the reader in and forces the reader to get caught up in the poem. The way that the setting is described using imagery adds to the atmosphere. An abandoned house in the middle of a pathless woods, in the middle of the night is a setting that is scary to most. The poem is written in third-person. The reader is invited to watch the actions of the characters, but not let in on what the thoughts and feelings are of the characters and this also helps to create
One way the poem creates atmosphere is in the use of very detailed imagery. In the second line De La Mare writes “Knocking on the moonlit door” (De La Mare, 2). “Moonlit” is a form of imagery, and the poet uses this to characterize a scene and add to the atmosphere of the poem. The use of imagery in this poem simply adds to the beauty of the poem and makes it more readable. De La Mare adds to the atmosphere with lines like, “And he felt in his heart their strangeness, their stillness answering his cry, while his horse moved, cropping the dark turf” (De La Mare, 21-23). These lines help to make the poem and its setting well described. The use of imagery in these lines sends a signal through the reader’s imagination and the reader can’t help but to wonder what is going to happen next. It draws the reader in and forces the reader to get caught up in the poem. The way that the setting is described using imagery adds to the atmosphere. An abandoned house in the middle of a pathless woods, in the middle of the night is a setting that is scary to most. The poem is written in third-person. The reader is invited to watch the actions of the characters, but not let in on what the thoughts and feelings are of the characters and this also helps to create