Discuss how the author uses literary devices to reveal the speaker's attitude toward nature and the author's task.
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The poet uses literary techniques such as: enjambment, personification, and alliteration to describe his challenge as an artist. Hughes' challenge is that he must examine certain aspects thoroughly in order to find the real meaning of whatever he is looking at or writing about. For example, he starts off the poem simply talking about a water lily floating on the pond. Then, he goes on about all the other chaos that is happening around the water lily to get a deeper insight on the actual purpose of nature. "A green level of lily leaves roofs the pond's chamber and paves the flies arena: study these the two minds of this lady. First observe the air's dragonfly that eats meat, that bullets by or stands to take aim; others as dangerous comb the hum under the trees" (Hughes 2). In that quote Hughes is describing what artist see after their close examination of important details. Then while writing, the poet uses the literary techniques to illustrate their attitude toward the subject. For Hughes, he reveals that he sees nature as a battlefield. The dragonfly is soaring through the flies arena (air) ready to hunt for its next meal and the flies are all going up against each other for that last chance of survival and the water lily is just the place where all of this 'fighting" happens. Hughes implies that one person cannot simply paint a water lily unless they know about all of the other aspects that come along with that one water lily. So overall, the author's task is to analyze details very closely to get a clear understanding of their actual purpose.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses extended metaphors and imagery to explain the relationship between nature and art. For example, Ted Hughes writes, "There are battle-shouts/ And death-cries everywhere hereabouts". This shows that Hughes doesn't just see nature and be fooled like the rest of the world. He pays close attention to the details happening around nature and expresses it through his poem. He uses extended metaphors to explain how nature really is, he explains it as a battlefield for the insects. In addition, Hughes says, " Which, deep in both worlds, can be still/ As a painting, trembling hardly at all". In the above quote the author is talking about both the art world and nature. A painting can have movement, that of a dragonfly with the water lily without the picture moving at all. If you dig deep into both worlds you may understand many more life theories. Poets like Ted Hughes use extended metaphors and imagery to explain relationships between two objects.
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ReplyDeleteIn his poem “To Paint a Water Lily”, Ted Hughes uses enjambment and dark imagery throughout the poem to create a pause in between the couplets and to describe the dragonflies. For example, “A green level of lily leaves/ Roofs the pond’s chamber and paves/ The flies’ furious arena: study/ These, the two minds of this lady/” (Hughes, 2). This shows that a pause in between the couplets allow the readers to focus on the structure but mostly on the poem’s details. The speaker view nature differently than others who don’t pay attention to the minor details of nature. Hughes’s writes,” Prehistoric bedragonned times/ Crawl that darkness with Latin names/ Have evolved no improvements there,/ Jaws for heads, the set stare/” (Hughes,2). This shows that the artist view dragonflies as “dangerous” creature to nature by its appearance. As time goes on dragonflies hasn’t change one bit and swarm around the water lilies. Hughes uses enjambment and imagery to help the readers focus on the details of the two different worlds.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Draw a Water Lily" the author uses examples of a demanding tone and using metaphors throughout each stanza during the poem. The tone is mainly directions but they are highly specific so you have to pay close attention to what's bein g said and how the words are phrased during the poem. For example, when the author uses the word "think" us as readers are expected to create an imagery of what's surrounding the Lily. Although, there is no key evidence telling you step by step how to draw, "To Draw a Water Lily" shows the concept of how important imagery and recognizing the metaphors used in each stanza.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Draw a Water Lily" the author uses examples of a demanding tone and using metaphors throughout each stanza during the poem. The tone is mainly directions but they are highly specific so you have to pay close attention to what's bein g said and how the words are phrased during the poem. For example, when the author uses the word "think" us as readers are expected to create an imagery of what's surrounding the Lily. Although, there is no key evidence telling you step by step how to draw, "To Draw a Water Lily" shows the concept of how important imagery and recognizing the metaphors used in each stanza.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Draw a Water Lily" the author uses examples of a demanding tone and using metaphors throughout each stanza during the poem. The tone is mainly directions but they are highly specific so you have to pay close attention to what's bein g said and how the words are phrased during the poem. For example, when the author uses the word "think" us as readers are expected to create an imagery of what's surrounding the Lily. Although, there is no key evidence telling you step by step how to draw, "To Draw a Water Lily" shows the concept of how important imagery and recognizing the metaphors used in each stanza.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses imagery and extended metaphor to understand the essence of nature. Ted Hughes writes "Which deep in both worlds can be still As a painting..." This shows that the world of nature is not seen as everyone thinks it is like "walking through a meadow" or "a park" but that's not the case. It's actually involving the world of war creating a visual symbolism. Ted Hughes writes "There are battle-shouts And death-cried everywhere hereabouts" Ted Hughes is repeatedly using the same metaphor of describing something that relates to the world of war. He says in his poem, "The flies' furious arena" that shows the world of war in the world of nature of how the dragonfly has its "arena" showing the struggle and violence nature. Imagery and extended metaphor describe the world of nature and the world of war in Ted Hughes poem "To Paint a Water Lily".
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" the author uses a enjambment and personification to instruct the artist on how to paint a water lily. For example in line 9-10 "Under the trees. There are battle-shouts And death cries everywhere hereabouts" This shows how he uses enjambment to add a more dramatic and depth tone to what he is saying. The tone of the poem is clam but assertive. The author is comparing a battlefield to a pond like setting. They use this metaphor to explain how easy it is to generalize the elements of nature as peaceful by default without looking beyond the surface. The author feels he has to command the artist on how to craft nature because it is more complex than what is seen through the naked eye. He uses personification in line 5-6 to expand on the concept of the war-like atmosphere. For example "First observe the air's dragonfly That eats meat, that bullets by,". This supports the notion that nature is violent rather than gentle which is most likely something a printer or artist would mistake it for.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lilly" The Hughes uses both peacefully and violent imagery and simple poetic structure to convey his appreciation for two conflicting views of nature. For example, Hughes writes: "A green level of lily leaves roofs the ponds chamber and paves the flies' furious arena: study these, the two minds of this lady". Hughes appreciation for the superficial, peaceful atmosphere of nature and the violent reality of nature is demonstrated by conflicting imagery. When talking about the "green level of lily leaves", Hughes highlights the inevitable peaceful nature that most artists highlight in their paintings. Then Hughes quickly switches to the "flies' furious arena" which conveys the part of nature that many artist fail to convey. Because he believes that nature is not really about the delicate and the serene, Hughes instructs the artist the capture the reality of nature. In addition, Hughes writes: There are battle-shouts and death-cries everywhere hereabouts...But inaudible, so the eye pairs to see the colors of these flies. The stanzas are arranged in simple couplets. This simplicity in poetic structure contrast to the complexity of the poem. The peacefullness normally conveyed in landscape art parallels the simplistic poetic structure, while the realistic violent characteristics of nature that Hughes points out parallel the complexity within this poem.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint A Water Lily," Ted Hughes uses complex imagery, and an unusual couplet style to reveal his attitude toward nature, and the artist's task. For example, Ted Hughes writes " But inaudible, so the eyes praise to see the colors of these flies, Rainbow their arcs, spark, or settle cooling like beads of molten metal. (Lines 11-14) This shows the fascinating image of the flies sitting around, comparing them to the something used in midevil times as a violent tool.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To paint a Water Lily," Ted Hughes uses imagery and figurative language to describe his experience with nature to a painter. For example, Hughe’s says, “Rainbow their arcs, spark, or settle…” This shows how Hudgens gives a command to painter to paint the rainbow with careful detail. Also this show the imagery because the author uses the visual descriptive to deliver his command. In addition, Hughes says, “Ignorant of age as of hour-- Now paint the long-necked lily-flower." This demonstrates that he's done describing the surroundings of Lily and now the poet is just commanding to paint a long-necked for the lily flower. The depth and the way he looks at nature goes beyond and gives light to the surroundings of the water lily.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses enjabment and personification to reveal the speakers attitude towards nature and the artists's task. By using these literary techniques the author challenges the reader to pay attention. For example Hughes says,"There are battle-shouts and death cries everywhere hereabouts but inaudible so the eyes praise to see the colors of these flies rainbow their arcs spark or settle cooling like beads of molten metal through the spectrum."(9-15) This shows that the author use enjabment by continuing his cogitation to the next line so the reader can pay attention to the detail he is inferring. Connecting back to the content of the poem the artists task is to paint a water lily to do it justice requires more than a simple depiction of the plant life itself, but all understanding the environment as a whole.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses imagery to look at nature in two different perspectives being negative and positive. For example Hughes writes,"The flies furious arena;study / These, the two minds of this lady." In the quote when Hughes say two minds of this lady he means to look at nature in a different way. Using words like furious arena Hughes draws nature to be more violent than making it seem peaceful.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Paint A Water Lilly" the stanzas are first seen as simple, yet in each stanza it can be identified as complex. "There are battle-shouts and death-cries everywhere hereabouts." uses enjambment to command the readers attention to the survival of nature in what seems to be a "beautiful" to the untrained eye demonstrated by "...The eyes that praise to see the colours of these flies [...] rainbow their arcs, spark, settle cooling like beads of molten metal." but to a skillful eye there is more going on then the naiveté of the surface. These insects are battling for survival as only the fittest will survive seen as "The flies furious arena." a violent battle is taking place before this seen of mistakingly beautiful to the eye, but violent in depth. However, he is subtly giving commands on painting the scenery beyond the water lily as seen in lines 5, "First observe the air's dragonfly..." and "...Now paint the long-neck lily-flower."
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ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily," Ted Hughes uses imagery and metaphors'n to demonstrate the understanding of the painters command on what to draw,in a natural violent environment.For example Ted Hughes writes,"First observe the air's dragonfly that eats meat ,that bullets by"(Hughes,line 5-6). This shows that before the painter has to draw it's surrounding nature, he first has to observe the surroundings around the pond where the Lily will be. This can be interpreted as the painter receiving orders or either himself giving himself orders on what to draw and fully think what drawing will go next. This demonstrates the nature and furthermore the writer describes the nature violence of dragonfly's' war with other dragonflies or other flying insects.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem “To Paint a Water Lily”, Ted Hughes uses allegory and imagery throughout his poem to show how dangerously beautiful nature is. Also to show that nature's beauty might be simple on the surface level but, it has depth to its simplicity. For example, Hughes writes, “There are battle-shouts / And death-cries everywhere hereabouts / But inaudible, so the eyes praise / to see the colours of these flies / Rainbows their arcs, spark, or settle” (Hughes, 2). This shows that the author used imagery to illustrate how nature can be dangerous with the words “battle shouts”, and beautiful at the same time with words like “Rainbows”. This expands throughout the poem to show how the speaker sees beauty in nature from land to water. In addition, Hughes says “A green level of lily leaves / Roofs the pond’s chamber and paves/ … Which, deep in both worlds, can be still / As a painting, trembling hardly at all” (Hughes, 2). This shows that the, speakers simple diction and the authors simple way of writing his poem with all couplets conjoin. The poem’s simplistic nature, allegories the speakers way of describing nature. The speaker talking about nature can be simplistic, but it has other meanings like the way he describes the pond and bugs around it, as being alluring as well as treacherous. In conclusion, allegory and imagery are used by Hughes in “To Paint a Water Lily”, to reveal the speaker's attitudes toward nature.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem “to paint a water Lily” Tom Hughes uses the literary devices personification and enjambment to convey a dissembled message to readers and artists alike. For instance Tom Hughes says “… the flies furious arena: study these two minds of this lady.”. Tom Hughes personifies the pond of water lilies by calling it “lady” and saying it possesses two minds. Tom Hughes depicts the “lady” which is mother nature and the “two minds” which is above and below the pond’s surface. Tom Hughes starts off explaining the surroundings of the water lily with great dexterity using this literary device to better help the artist picture the lily and then draw it. The quote above is also a good example for enjambment which causes the readers and artists to focus on what he is instructing them to do. Tom Hughes uses these literary devices together to give a new perspective to what should be a peaceful scene as something scary and ominous. This is seen with him saying “the flies’ furious arena”. The poem does give a message on how to paint a water lily but the reader must look deeper than the words that conceal the message and also understand how he sees nature from a different view as something dangerous.
ReplyDelete"The battle-shout"... [Are] inaudible so the eyes praise to see the colours of these flies rainbow their arcs.
ReplyDeleteThis quote gives a narrators perspective as being the dragonflies dart around with out being able to hear the dragonflies "battle-shouts". This quote supports the passage by using the word "battle-shouts" to explain what is inaudible to the seer.
In this poem "To Paint A Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses extended metaphor and dualistic structure to convey his attitude towards nature. Hughes writes of the natural world in a brutally descriptive way, describing the dragonflies as ones that "eat meat" and "bullet by". This is also described by the sounds of natural creatures comparing them to ones that make "death-cries" and "battle shouts".This extended metaphor of Hughes's comparison of the natural world and the world of war accurately convey his attitude and his view of nature as a very detailed and brutal one. He distinguishes the views of the world that meets the eye and the detailed world of nature as two separate worlds, much like how his poem is structured. With every stanza, there is two lines each; This exemplifies his artistic task of making the two worlds apparent and seen as completely different.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lilly" The Hughes uses both peacefully and violent imagery and simple poetic structure to convey his appreciation for two conflicting views of nature. For example, Hughes writes: "A green level of lily leaves roofs the ponds chamber and paves the flies' furious arena: study these, the two minds of this lady". Hughes appreciation for the superficial, peaceful atmosphere of nature and the violent reality of nature is demonstrated by conflicting imagery. When talking about the "green level of lily leaves", Hughes highlights the inevitable peaceful nature that most artists highlight in their paintings. Then Hughes quickly switches to the "flies' furious arena" which conveys the part of nature that many artist fail to convey. Because he believes that nature is not really about the delicate and the serene, Hughes instructs the artist the capture the reality of nature. In addition, Hughes writes: There are battle-shouts and death-cries everywhere hereabouts...But inaudible, so the eye pairs to see the colors of these flies. The stanzas are arranged in simple couplets. This simplicity in poetic structure contrast to the complexity of the poem. The peacefullness normally conveyed in landscape art parallels the simplistic poetic structure, while the realistic violent characteristics of nature that Hughes points out parallel the complexity within this poem.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses a variation of subtle symbolism and sophisticated diction to propose the artist's task of illustrating the two-sided facets of nature. For example, Hughes's poem at first glance seems to follow a simplistic rhyme scheme by ending each line with words such as "study" and "lady" or "settle" and "metal". However, the poem itself offers an assortment of extensive language and elevated sentence structure which undertones the overall theme of the poem. Hughes's demonstration of sophistication and maturity correlates with the poem's theory towards nature as a complex entity. The language used by the speaker hints that the artist should overlook the lilipad as the center of focus and concentrate entirely on the congregation of fireflies that surround it. The speaker continues to describe the event as a location where "There are battle-shoots and death-cries everywhere..." However, casual viewers fail to capture the clamorous nature of the experience as they are too distracted by the "green level of lily leaves..." The speaker's language exercises a tone of astonishment and awe of how the tranquil stillness of lilies heavily contrasts with the volatile movement of fireflies. This contrast ultimately connects back to the speaker's unexpected use of elevated diction which expresses how expectations can conflict with reality.
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DeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily," Ted Hughes uses extended metaphors and intricate imagery to describe the many facets of nature that the painter needs to demonstrate. When Hughes writes "Under the trees. There are battle-shouts/ And death-cries everywhere hereabouts. While this is written like it is a actual battle it actually shows how the insects act in what seems to us as the calm nature. This is connecting the attributes from the worlds battle and the way the insects interact. Hughes also writes "Rainbow their arcs, spark, or settle/ Cooling like beads of molten metal. Hughes uses imagery in order to allow the reader to understand how the actual tranquility of nature is. While Hughes writes the poem in a intricate way, it allows the readers to be able to understand nature as they interpret it.
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ReplyDeletePhoebe took the red hat, -which is Holden's protection all throughout the book- and threw it in his face. Holden gave the hat to Phoebe and she practically told him she didn't want it. This can be interpreted many different ways. One way, is that phoebe is taking all of the innocence that Holden has tried so hard for her to hold on to, and throwing it in his face. Phoebe is the only thing that is a constant in Holden's life, and her outburst may have affected him more than we think. Tantrums and attitudes have always been seen as a part of growing up, which is exactly what Holden wants to stop from happening. Phoebe throwing Holden's hat, his protection, in his face. Was more or less a way of saying "all of your efforts are lost, I don't need your help." even if she didn't know she was saying it. Another interpretation is that Phoebe throws the hat in Holden's face to symbolize that he needs more protection that she does. Holden gives her the hat as a sign of love and protection, but he is still the one that ends up with the hat. When Holden speaks later about how his hat kept him protected in the rain at the carousel, this scene becomes important. Holden needed protection, and Phoebe knew that before Holden ever did. Phoebe was taking care of Holden, the way he's always tried to take care of her.
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In his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses personification and omnipotent to express the life and hardships of nature. For example, Hughes writes: "A green level of lily leaves roofs the pond's chambers and paves the flies' furious arena..." (Hughes). This shows that Hughes uses personification to symbolize the water lilies as a roof over all the living things within the pond. Hughes wants the reader to see the other side of nature by using words such as "chamber" and "furious". He wants readers to see that nature isn't always pretty and peaceful. The reader sees the water lily as something frogs hop on when really a there's a lot more struggle and realness underneath. In addition, Hughes writes: "First observe the air's dragonfly that eat meat, that bullets by or stands in place to take aim..." (Hughes). This shows that Hughes is using omnipotent by making the dragonfly seem powerful and invincible. Humans normally see the dragonfly as a cute, harmless insect but Hughes wants readers to observe it as other insects see it by using words such as "bullets" and "take aim". Hughes is making the dragonfly seem scary because that's how nature and other insects view it. Throughout the entire poem, Hughes wants humans to understand nature's reality by using personification and omnipotent. Hughes helps readers see that nature is a lot less calm underneath the surface and through other animal's eyes.
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ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses a variety of different literary devices to reveal thr speaker's attitude towards nature and the artist's task. The most common literary device in this poem to me is Imagery. For example, he says "A green level of lily leaves Roofs the ponds chamber and paves"[lines 1-2] These are the first two lines of the poem and right away Ted Hughes begins with imagery, catching the readers mind. When first reading, lily leaves seems so simple and beautiful. Then he adds Roofs the pond's chamber and goes to a deeper level of thinking. He also uses figurative language such as the words that bullets by, or stands in space to take aim, and battle shouts. He is creating a violent scene to add to nature. The artist's task is to acknowledge that nature requires a much greater depiction of itself.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem, "To Paint a Water Lily," Ted Hughes uses imagery and poem structure to illustrate the two worlds or version of nature and how people see it. For example, Hughes writes, "First observe the air's dragonfly/...that bullets by/...and death-cries everywhere/...but inaudible, so the eyes praise/ to see the colours of these flies" (Hughes, line 5-12). The speaker evokes the sense of vision when he creates a scene of how violent nature can be by forcing the reader to visualize something they would normally see as beautiful, now as barbaric. The imagery creates a sight of war which adds perspective to the artist's superficial vision of nature without diminishing the artist's alluring creation of the pond and its surroundings. To conclude, the speaker's inquisitive attitude toward nature explains why he was able to easy create a picture in the painter and reader's mind of how nature is stunning, but also fierce.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes utilizes peaceful and violent imagery to portray his undertaking appreciation he feels towards nature. For example, Hughes introduces the water lily as a foundation for the other activities that surrounds it. He describes the lily as a "green level of lily leaves" that "roofs the pond's chamber and paves the flies' furious arena." Through his description the speaker displays the fact that nature is more complex than it seems. This ties into the idea that the lily pad is a cover for what goes on underneath and the foundation for the action that takes place above the surface. Hughes is pushing the artist to be aware of the whole scene and the interaction between the animals not just the water lily.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses violent imagery and an extended metaphor to show what is below the surface of our everyday lives. For example Hughes writes," there are battle-shouts/ and death cries everywhere hereabouts." This shows that violence can be found in the most tranquil places, if you look deep enough. In addition Hughes says," A green level of lily leaves roofs the ponds chamber and paves the flies furious arena...". If we paid closer attention to the things around us ,like the painter, then we can see everything that is going on below the surface of our world.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses very descriptive imagery that appeals to the eyes as well as the ears, in order to depict the complexity of nature, while expressing the necessity of an artist to observe different interpretations to succeed at their task.
ReplyDeleteFor example, Hughes metaphorically calls the water lily "The flies' furious arena [...]", and even goes further by describing the sounds from the dragonflies around the lily as "[...] battle-shouts And death-cries". In contrary to the peaceful water lily that is usually portrayed, Hughes paints chaos in the readers head. With a new interpretation, the believed-to-be peaceful water lily is now violent and loudly buzzing with flying insects. With the vivid imagery Hughes uses, he gives the artist two perspectives to keep in mind in order to successfully express the complexity of nature. Furthermore, in the second half of Hughes poem, he describes below the water lily by saying "Prehistoric bedraggoned times Crawl that darkness with latin names, Have evolved no improvements there, Jaws for heads, the set stare, [...]". Once again, Hughes points out a part of the water lily that is usually overlooked when being viewed. With his description, Hughes illustrates a very eerie and ancient scene below, which is opposite of the scene above the lily as well as the presumed image of the water lily itself. In this way, Hughes's detailed imagery shows just how complex nature is, and how artist need to view nature from more than one view point to correctly convey it.
In his poem ,"To paint a water lily", Ted Hughes uses imagery to depict how an artist must have different perspectives on nature. For example, Ted Hughes writes,"eats meat... Bullets by or stands in space to take aim". This scene is portrayed as a battle scene in which surrounds the water lily that is not usually seen with just the naked eye. Artists , just like regular people need to slow down and pay attention to what is actually happening by seeing with different perspectives thus becoming more intelligent.In addition, Ted Hughes writes, " a green level of lily leaves that roofs the ponds chamber and paves...". This shows that there is two views of nature seen , the calm surface layer and the complex layer that will noone will catch unless they are inquisitive. These two layers separate the picture painters from the true artists all because of their power of the eye.
ReplyDeleteCD: First observe the air's dragonfly/ That eats meat, that bullets by
ReplyDeleteCM: In Ted Hughes poem "To Paint a Water Lily" he is describing the serene setting of the pond. While he is describing the pond he is using war-like words such as " battle-shout" and "death-cries". Hughes uses these choice words to enhance the readers attention to the poem. This literary device is called enjabment. Its purposely used, especially in this poem, to make the reader pay closer attention to the pond. Not just the pond itself but what is going on within the pond. Another literary device Hughes uses is alliteration such as " green level of lily leaves" and " the flies furious arena". This device also makes the reader to stop and think, and also re-read the text so the reader can get a deeper understanding of the poem. The reason Hughes uses these literary devices so that when he is telling the artist paint a water lily , the artist won't paint just the water lily, the artist has to get the dragonfly and how it eats meat when it goes by fast and that the lily pad serves as a roof and a floor arena for the flies.
In his poem " To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses a very interesting rhetoric that makes us as the readers have to critically think about what the author is comparing and describing in this poem. In this poem Hughes is comparing the regularities of natures such as a dragon fly eating his prey to a bullet dodging by. I feel that Hughes intends for us the readers to reflect back on the world by using simple examples such as the dragon fly to show us how something so innocent could be turned into something corrupt and dangerous like a bullet. Also this poem is giving us indirect steps on how to draw a water lily. "Now paint the long-necked lily-flower ..." this quote shows us that Hughes is giving us the readers specific instructions on how to draw this water lily. But what does the water lily actually represent? This is the question that Hughes is trying to have us answer. Is he simply trying to show us the beauty of nature by guiding us through how to create a water lily or is is trying to use creative rhetoric to try to convey a stronger much deeper meaning to nature and modern day life?
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ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses personification and enjambment to convey a dissembled message to not only readers but to painters as well. For example Hughes writes, "The flies' furious arena: study these, the two minds of this lady." This shows that by personifying the dragonfly's actions, it allows us to begin to view nature in a new perspective. In addition Hughes uses enjambment throughout the entire poem. We are then forced to not just pay attention to the words but the all around structure of his writing. Once again we are forced to put something else into a reborn perspective. Both uses of literary devices convey the belling message which is, at first look we only see the surface of a broader concept. With a fresh outlook we can then go deeper into our, once shallow, thought process, opening our minds to a new world and a new understanding. Connecting me back to his views on a painter. In my opinion, Hughes is describing how an artist only sees one perspective when he paints, which is beauty, and that he needs to discover new perspectives of light within nature.
ReplyDeleteIn “To Paint a Water Lily” Ted Hughes uses literary devices like alliteration and brutal imagery to help describe the speakers view of how to paint a water lily. The author writes “A green level of lily leaves […] The furious flies arena”. These two descriptions are examples of alliteration because the repetition of the ‘Ls’ and ‘Fs’. The author uses the alliteration in the poem to put more emphasis on what the artist sees, the arena and leaves. The rhyme and repetition of the lines make the reader notice how serious and deep the artist sees the water lily. Based on the text, the author also uses brutal imagery to describe what the artist is seeing while painting and how they portray the water lily. The artist describes the water lily by saying,”First observe the air’s dragonfly, That eats meat, that bullets by, Or stands in space to take aim; Others as dangerous comb the humb”. The artist is looking at the water lily in a very brutal way. The imagery the author uses suggest that the artist feels like the water lily is like a battlefield for animals to survive in. The tone and different descriptions of “How to Paint a Water Lily” infer that the artist has great respect for water lilies and anything that needs it in their life, because it is harder to survive and thrive in the environment of a water lily.
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ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses enjambment to make the reader think on a subjective level. For example, “First observe the air’s dragonfly/ that eats meat, that bullets by/ Or stands in space to take aim;/ others as dangerous comb the hum/ Under the tree. There are battle-shouts”. In these two stanzas, Ted Hughes breaks up the sentences in the poem and spaces them out into two lines. Each break or space is the few seconds he takes to silently continue observing. This shows that the he is using enjambment to stop the reader unconsciously to focus and understand the hidden message. In other words, the author makes the reader stop, think, and understand by making pauses within the text which then makes the reader pay attention to the line. Overall, the author is trying to get the reader subconsciously, to help them see in a different or subjectively perspective, or in this case the dragonflies perspective.
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DeleteIn his poem "To Point a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses imagery and figurative language to demonstrate the two worlds of the pond. For example, the speaker says "Under the trees. There are battle-shouts And death-cries everywhere hereabouts/But inaudible, so the eyes praise to see the colours of these flies." The speaker is saying that there is more to the insects then beauty and color, he's saying there is another world beyond the naked eye. When the speaker says "death-cries" he is saying there is fighting between the insects. There is violence in nature.The speaker says we must see beyond what we want to see and see what is actually there.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses many literary devices including complex imagery to elaborately convey the speakers philosophy toward nature and the artist task.For example,Ted Hughes writes "Through the spectrum. Think what worse
ReplyDeleteIs the pond-bed's matter of course; Prehistoric bedragoned times Crawl that darkness ." This reveals that through another set of eyes,with an alternate perspective (an artist perspective) one could see what happens in an altered way.Like the quote says they may think of what "worse" (negative things) that are happening in the pond.In addition Ted Hughes further translate the concept of nature in the poem as he describe the setting using words and phrases like "furious" ,"bullets","space to take aim" ,"battle shouts" and "death cries everywhere". Each one of these phrases creates an image that any person wouldn't develop when they usually think about nature. Ted Hughes explains that there is more beyond the peacefulness that we see or initially think of when it comes to nature.
In his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hugher uses alliteration and personification to reveal the speaker's attitudes toward nature and the artist"s task. For example, Hughes writes: "Under the trees. There are battle-shouts and death-cries everywhere hereabouts". this shows that the author is able to use alliteration to propell the message. The author seemingly "paint" a picture, while instructing the artist, and show the true nature of the poem and the water lily. By using rhyming words, it allows the reader to pull out the main words, and connect them to form a meaning. In addition, Hughes writes "Prehistoric bedraggonned times-crawl that darkness with Latin names." This shows how the author gives life to an object or idea, to give deeper meaning to the text. The quote shows how the events have been going on for decades, centuries, and so fourth. Giving life to an idea, the reader is able to understand the main purpose of the poem. The author uses both alliteration and personification to highlight the true meaning of the poem, giving a deeper interpretation.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Hughes uses literary devices such as personification and imagery to highlight a new perspective of nature. On lines one through four Hughes states, " A green level of lily leaves roofs the pond's chamber and paves the flies' furious arena: study these, the two minds of this lady." Hughes personifies the water lily by saying that it has two minds. This feeds into the idea of nature's deeper perspective. He uses personification to highlight the importance of the water lily and what it holds. He provides insight which illustrates that there is more to nature than what you first view. Hughes also states on lines twelve and thirteen, "To see colours of these flies rainbow their arcs, spark, or settle". In this instance Hughes uses imagery to provide an idea of what to pay attention to. He gives a more in depth idea of what you'd see in dragonflies. The rainbow arc highlights the colors of the dragonfly which helps the artist picture what he or she should capture.
ReplyDeleteCD: "First observe the air's dragonfly
ReplyDeleteThat eats meat, that bullets by" (Hughes Lines5/6)
CM: In lines five and six in the poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses personification to reveal his attitude towards nature and his task as an artist. Personification is one of the many literary techniques that he uses to express this but I feel its one of the most important. Giving the dragonfly a human action as in the poem "eats meat", provides the authors perspective towards nature by making the dragonfly seem powerful and important. Stating that the dragonfly bullets by, we can suggest the author feels strongly that they are human too. His task as an artist also reveals by using personification by giving us a visual image of what the dragonfly can do to survive. Saying it "bullets by" saying its also in a hurry and going on with life. Personification is used to reveal the authors attitude towards nature and his artistic task as well.
In his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses violent diction and imagery to reveal the speaker's attitude toward nature and how the artist should complete the task. For example, Hughes writes," There are battle-shouts and death-cries everywhere hereabout but inaudible, so the eyes praise to see the colours of these flies [...]". Hughes's view of nature is different than how it is typically portrayed, instead of a peaceful and pretty water lily, it is a dangerous battle field. The words "battle-shouts" and 'death-cries", have a war related connotation, revealing the speaker's view that nature is a war even in the most peaceful scenery. In addition, Hughes writes "Now paint the long necked lily-flower which, deep in the both world, can be still as a painting, trembling hardly at all though the dragonfly alight, whatever horror nudge her root." This quote reveals what the speaker expects the artist to produce in his or her task by using imagery of the water lily. Throughout the poem Hughes uses imagery to describe the water lily in both a peaceful yet battle field arena, describing how the artist should also see nature and how to paint the water lily in its true state.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily" Ted Hughes uses figurative language and metaphors to symbolize the raw beauty and ugliness of nature. Literary devices such as enjambment and personification are used to reveal the two sides of nature, and Hughes instructs the reader on how to capture both essences of the natural world. By doing so, Hughes reveals that he views nature as a powerful force that can evade the naive. For example, Hughes writes "The flies' furious arena: study these, the two minds of this lady", which reveals that Hughes is referring to the reader as though they were a painter and is instructing them on how to capture both sides of nature in an artistic form. However, by using complex imagery and comparing nature to an unpredictable and omnipotent force, Hughes taps into the reader's emotions and personifies nature as though it were a human being. By doing so, Hughes not only instructs the readers on how to capture the two sides of nature, but also instructs the reader on how to capture their "wild side" in an artistic way by looking beneath superficial beauty and by acquiring a sense of self-actualization that leads to the understanding of natural law and the understanding of how to navigate the social discrepancies that govern our every day lives. This can relate to the story "Where the Wild Things Are" in terms social interaction.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses imagery and extended metaphors to explain the connection between nature, art, and reality. For example, Hughes writes, "But inaudible, so the eyes praise/ To see the colours of these flies/" (Hughes, Stanza 6). This shows that when a person closes their ears and open their eyes a bit wider, they can truly see what lies ahead of them artistically. This use of imagery give the reader better incentive to changing reality to a personal picture of beauty. In addition, he was right before hand, "Under the trees. There are battle-shouts/ And death-cries everywhere hereabouts/" (Hughes, Stanza 5). This shows that there is more than what meets the eye when seeing the actual abundance of nature. This use of extended metaphors provide insight to the speaker's understanding and interpretation of reality becoming a piece of artwork. The use of imagery and extended metaphors show the similarities within the aspects of art, nature, and reality. The speaker distinguishes complexities between the three, providing a clear concept of completely looking within rather than without.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem "To Paint a Water Lily", Ted Hughes uses imagery and extended metaphors to explain the connection between nature, art, and reality. For example, Hughes writes, "But inaudible, so the eyes praise/ To see the colours of these flies/" (Hughes, Stanza 6). This shows that when a person closes their ears and open their eyes a bit wider, they can truly see what lies ahead of them artistically. This use of imagery give the reader better incentive to changing reality to a personal picture of beauty. In addition, he was right before hand, "Under the trees. There are battle-shouts/ And death-cries everywhere hereabouts/" (Hughes, Stanza 5). This shows that there is more than what meets the eye when seeing the actual abundance of nature. This use of extended metaphors provide insight to the speaker's understanding and interpretation of reality becoming a piece of artwork. The use of imagery and extended metaphors show the similarities within the aspects of art, nature, and reality. The speaker distinguishes complexities between the three, providing a clear concept of completely looking within rather than without.
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