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Tuesday 29 November 2011
Coursework title for 'The Fly'
To what extent does Katherine Mansfield's use of symbolism in 'The Fly' conform to David Lodge's description of 'a shimmering surface of suggested meanings without a denotative core'?
Features of The Sick Rose, by William Blake, such as its short length of two quatrains, archaic use of 'thou art' and elaborate imagery of an 'invisible' flying 'worm', open the poem up to many different interpretations. The mixture of iambs and anapests, together with the changing number of syllables found in each line reflects the uncertainty of Rose's wellbeing, and communicates the unsettled state of the author to the reader. Similarly, the enjambement of the majority of lines emphasises the unusual position of the conclusion: it is found in the very first line. This rare choice of lineation suggests the subject is equally groundbreaking; perhaps Rose suffers from syphilis. However, perhaps the 'howling storm' represents the turmoil of the French Revolution, an equally scandalous choice of subject for Blake's audience.
Hi Dr McCarthy.
ReplyDeleteHere is our AO1 paragraph:
Features of The Sick Rose, by William Blake, such as its short length of two quatrains, archaic use of 'thou art' and elaborate imagery of an 'invisible' flying 'worm', open the poem up to many different interpretations.
The mixture of iambs and anapests, together with the changing number of syllables found in each line reflects the uncertainty of Rose's wellbeing, and communicates the unsettled state of the author to the reader.
Similarly, the enjambement of the majority of lines emphasises the unusual position of the conclusion: it is found in the very first line. This rare choice of lineation suggests the subject is equally groundbreaking; perhaps Rose suffers from syphilis.
However, perhaps the 'howling storm' represents the turmoil of the French Revolution, an equally scandalous choice of subject for Blake's audience.
Althea and Eleanor.