Module 3 Poems Flashcards
Nowlan- The Belled Deer
-deer limited by enclosure
-longing/ frustration in deer of being in captivity
-past freedom in wilderness
-bell is symbol of captivity and submission
Pratt- The Prize Cat
And when I mused how Time had thinned
The jungle strains within the cells (9-10)
Personification: Time
Enjambment: Time has grown thin vs. Time has reduced the cat’s genetic wildness
Beveridge- How to Love Bats
-ties to yonic imagery
-sensory imagery
Ruffo- Passage
-enjambment (The movement from one line to the next
without a terminating punctuation mark)
-“darkened water”-mysterious
-imagery of environment
-Indigenous culture
Janzen- Re-extinction
-active (scientists, nature)and passive (passenger pigeon, narrator) characters contrast to underscore the poems exploration of human impact on biodiversity and the complexities of de-extinction
Kamaras- Pest Control
-sensory imagery to evoke the atmosphere and emotions associated with the rodent and its symbolic significance
-rodent shot by guard- symbolizes deeper issues/ corruption
-shooting the rodent hints at border issues
Title- “controlling pests”, represents bigger societal issues
Du Fu- The Solitary Goose
-depicts image of a solitary goose flying in the sky -serves as metaphor for poets own sense of loneliness
-reflects on goose journey
-empathy towards goose
-reflects on nature of life and relationships
Rilke- The Panther
-explores captivity
-imagery of panther pacing provokes confinement, restraint
-repetition of pacing is robotic existence for the panther
-“lamp” that has lost its ability to illuminate
-reflection on longing for freedom
Dunn- Mary Shelley in Brigantine
-enjambment and anachronism (“An error in
chronology; the placing of
something in a period of time to
which it does not belong. . . .
Also: the action or practice of
making such errors or of placing
things in this way)
-vivid imagery of mary shelley aboard a vessel
-connection between art and nature
