Symbolism In Patterns By Amy L
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Breaking the “Patterned” Mold
When one hears the words, “ I sink on a seat in the shade,” they will most likely form a visual image in their head, such as a person sitting under a tree. Amy Lowell, an imagist, uses sharp images, precise wording, and figurative speech as a means of poetic expression to arous ....
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.... creates a sense of freedom and flexibility. The woman in the poem, presumably Amy, wishes to be like the moving flowers, carefree and jaunty. In the second stanza of the poem, the woman begins to describe the water in the marble fountain. The, “…plashing of waterdrops,” (28) and, “…plopping of the waterdrops,” (54) describe liquid in motion. The fact that she notices such little details in a fountain shows ho ....
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Number of words: 1060
Number of pages: 4 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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