Pied Beauty
The poem "Pied Beauty" begins by praising God for all the colorful and diverse things in nature. The speaker is thankful for everything with dots, circles, different colors, etc. He seems to be fond of nature and "the great outdoors." Many of the images in the poem made me think of camping out, or a picnic. For example, fresh fire-coal, chestnut falls, finches, skies of two colors, cows, etc. But the poem does not only speak of natures' diversity. It also makes reference to manmade things. For example, man's trades, tackle, and trim are also varied. The landscape plotted and pieced. The poem goes on to thank God for more things. Everything that is different, everything that is changing, everything that has dots, etc. At the end of the poem, the speaker says, "He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change." I had trouble with this line, because I did not know what the speaker meant by this. But after researching, and asking around, I came to the conclusion that it mea
My initial response to this poem was negative. I did not know the meanings to many of the words (like dappled, brinded, stipple, and more). The poem does not have a plot, or a setting, so I thought it would be very difficult to interpret. The poem seemed like a long description, or a long prayer. However, after I looked up the words in a dictionary, I began to understand what the speaker was talking about. I still did not like the poem, but at least I could understand it. Now, after researching the poem, and analyzing it, I like it more than I did at the beginning. Now I can appreciate the use of alliteration in the poem, and I understand the feeling that the author wants to express in the poem. I can also relate a little to it. He is basically thanking God for the earth's diversity, flaws, and imperfections. Without them, the earth would be a very boring and dull place. There is a repetition of the "p" sound and of the "t" sound. I think the effect that this use of alliterat
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Approximate Word count = 663
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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