To a mouse Poetry explication Jamojah Lester Wesley Haynes
What is the literal sense of the poem?
What is the literal sense of the poem? B- The poem addresses the mistreatment of mice by humans because of their feelings of superiority.
What is the diction of the poem? The narrator speaks in the Scottish vernacular of his time. The grammar usage in this poem gives a homey, simple feeling. Many of the words used in the poem have abstract connotations. The etymology like the foreign vernacular adds to the over all mood of the poem.
What are the tone and mood of the poem? This poem creates a mood if pity for the mouse and its sad sad existence. I believe it is characterized by its sad mood. NO irony was detected in this poem! I have no emotions but if I did I would be sad…
What is the rhetorical situation implied by the poem? The poem is told in the point of view of a human speaking about/to mice ,and talking about his everyday life. The poem is in first person and we(the reader) are overhearing the speaker.
Does the poem use figurative language? No Similes are used in this poem. The poem has few metaphors. Small hints of personification There are many types of figurative speech including hyperbole and idiom’s.
What kind of imagery does the poem use? The poem creates a sense that the reader is seeing the world in the eyes of a mouse. I see coarse green grass, I taste cheese in my mouth, I smell cheese in my nose, I touch the cold wet ground. The poem does also contain symbolism, some of the narrator experiences portrays an abstract view of human superiority.
How does sound contribute to the effect of the poem? The poem does have Scottish rhyming. The poem does also have repetition. I believe the effect of these devises is cacophony.
How is the poem structured? I does not have a standard for like a sonnet. It is characterizes by stanzas The Rhyme pattern in the poem is free speech!
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