For the Union Dead
Robert Lowell presents his depiction of the future of America in his poem “For the Union Dead”. In this poem, Lowell uses imagery as his basis for description and foretells of the oncoming decay of our American ideals. The imagery Lowell uses makes this poem more vivid and tangible, illuminating the present state of the nation, Lowell’s own past, American history, and the corruption of the future. Lowell creates the picture of a path that American is on; this path leads to the eventual destruction of the beliefs that founded this nation. The poem opens with a description of the forlorn aquarium standing “in a Sahara of snow”(line 2). The desolate and abandoned aquarium represents Lowell’s belief in the loss of American ideals. Once his nose “crawled like a snail on the glass”(line 5) of a fish tank. This image causes childhood memories to surface that evoke joy and happiness. I
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Approximate Word count = 600
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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