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William Carlos Williams The Mind Hesitant William Carlos Williams

Thesis William Carlos Williams expresses the structure of imagery techniques to enhance the metaphor of comparing the waters of a river to the heady complications of the mind to show how we as humans, never stop thinking and our thoughts are continuous.

Overall Interpretation The poem, “The Mind Hesitant”, is an explanation of what our minds are made up of and how they purposely function in the eyes of Williams. In reality though Williams himself is hesitant to how the mind really works and processes, hence the first stanza. Though the poem does go on in explaining the metaphor of the mind like a river, connecting them both together.

Sense: Meaning and Language Point of View: First Person Mood: hesitancy “a river in the mind or of the mind or in and of the mind” (Lines 2- 4) Tone: Neutral Theme: Mind Process Speaker: William Carlos Williams Allusion: The mind as the flow of water “Sometimes the river becomes a river in the mind” (line 1-2)

Senses: Imagery and Symbols Visual Imagery “Its banks snow” “the tide falling a dark rim” “something of white brows bound by a ribbon” “sooty thought” “swiftly flowing waters” Symbols River/ Stream The mind processes we go through Tide The constant changes of the mind Snow Thoughts get piled up like banks of snow Ribbon Sooty thoughts

Style: Poetry Techniques Juxtaposition: “ribbon of sooty thought”, “swiftly flowing waters” “water”, “shore” Metaphor: River and mind “the river becomes a river in the mind or of the mind” Stream of Consciousness: our thoughts are continuous and always keep going just like a stream of water Irony: Structure of the poem

Structure: Form, Organization, and Pattern Isolated Words: Senses Mind senses different things like emotions and behavior Change How our thoughts constantly changed Last three Stanzas: No period-mind is a never ending process Hyphen Colon Commas x3 Capital and Lower Case First three stanzas more important than last three stanzas Enjambment: The first three stanzas Incremental Repetition: Strong rhythm (1st stanza) Repetition: river 2x mind 4x tide 2x water 2x Stanza: 6 stanzas 4 lines in each stanza

Sound: Musicality and Auditory Techniques Consonance Sometimes Snow Hesitant Stream Senses Something Sooty Swiftly First three stanzas Fluent rhythm Without any breaks Last three stanzas Has breaks Makes the reader hesitate when reading (- , : )

Activity Describe each picture as if it were a processing mind. Which one is most like you on how your mind works? Share amongst your group. 5 minutes.

Connection to Other Poems “The Bitter World of Spring” Uses water to symbolize something “Seafarer” Uses the movement of the water as a symbol

Conclusion William Carlos Williams is a very honest and image driven poet. He uses the waves of the water to emphasize on our thought progressions. The structure and sound of the poem helped enrich the meaning of the mind by including hesitation; the reader themselves begin to waver while reading.