"The automatic garage-door opener" by Joshua Harmon interested me in its syntax. Often, unique or obscure sentence structure and punctuation grabs my attention. I noticed that Harmon connected the descriptions in the poem with the way it was delivered. Throughout the lines, he describes a setting and the reader's position within the scene while he strings together adjective phases, statements, and descriptives to properly and effectively augment the setting he describes. One of disorder and chaos, it is somewhat shaped into a community or society of sorts just as Harmon strategically expresses his setting this way. I think it is important the analyze the underlying messages in writers' works because often there is a method to the madness.
"Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota" initially seems to be a stereotypical, simplistic poem describing a setting or place of reverie for the speaker, but James Wright implements an unforeseen concluding line. The speaker seems happy and reflective as he or she enjoys the outdoors and aesthetically pleasing natural beings surrounding, but, in conclusion, it is evident that he or she is unhappy. Looking back through the poem, though, after reading it a couple of times, there are hint phrases scattered that suggest unhappiness or personal vacancy for the reader. Phrases like "empty house," "evening darkens," and "looking for home" suggest unsettling and discontented characteristics. In a way, the character's development becomes a sort of darkening evening.
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