Essays Tagged: "opes"
An interpretation of Sympathy (By Paul Dunbar)
SympathyBy Paul DunbarI KNOW what the caged bird feels, alas!When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,And the river flows like a stream of glass ... inging grass,And the river flows like a stream of glass;When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,And the faint perfume from its chalice steals --I know what the caged bird feels!The cage bird ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
Analysis of "Sympathy",written by Paul Laurence Dunbar
pression of the grief and sadness the poet is going through."When the sun is bright on the upland slopes, when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass" here the poet uses alliteration twice us ... with glass that is to say that both are calm and clear."When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, and the faint perfume from its chalice steals" here Dunbar is describing the nature around the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry