In the poem "Dolor" by Theodor Roethke‚ one is drawn in with the weight of the poem despite its seemingly simple subject matter. Everyday items such as pencils are given deep sadness that forces the reader to want more. Roethke portrays this sad tone through personification‚ repetition‚ metaphors‚ and immense detail. "Dolor" is depicted through a sorrowful and gloomy theme beginning with its title and increasing in intensity towards the end of the poem. The narrator begins the poem with a look into
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Dolor In the English language “dolor” means to be in a state of great sorrow or distress‚ the poem further extends this definition by describing the melancholy an office job can cause. Loneliness‚ anguish‚ mind-numbing repetitiveness‚ all of these things is what an office worker must deal with on an almost daily basis. The poem gives an understanding of the how the workers feel while doing their jobs‚ the personification of the office supplies could metaphorical be the feeling of the workers‚ the
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“Dolor” In Theodore Roethke’s modern poem‚ “Dolor”‚ Roethke illustrates a society where all form of individualism has been destroyed and humanity has been transformed into “living robots”. The poem reflects the theme of the possible devastation and sorrow of living a ritual life rather than living day by day. Roethke emphasizes this theme through the combination of literary devices such as asyndeton‚ as well as paints a picture with the use of figurative language through personification. Another
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Dolor The meaning for Dolor in the English dictionary stands for grief‚ pain‚ distress and sadness; meanwhile in Spanish it stands for hurt. Theodore Roethke who lived from May 25‚ 1908 – August 1‚ 1963 was an American poet‚ who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book‚ The Waking. (www.poets.org) One of his poems that seems very personal‚ is his poem “Dolor“‚ which he had written in
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MzKevo Thedore Cowell Bundy An American serial killer‚ rapist‚ kidnapper‚ and necrophile Theodore Bundy was an American serial killer‚ rapist‚ kidnapper
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In a Dark Time BY THEODORE ROETHKE In a dark time‚ the eye begins to see‚ I meet my shadow in the deepening shade; I hear my echo in the echoing wood— A lord of nature weeping to a tree. I live between the heron and the wren‚ Beasts of the hill and serpents of the den. What’s madness but nobility of soul At odds with circumstance? The day’s on fire! I know the purity of pure despair‚ My shadow pinned against a sweating wall. That place among the rocks—is it a cave‚ Or
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have a voice about what they like or dislike. However‚ some people may disagree that even though they are in a bureaucratic society‚ they still do not have a voice in many issues‚ such as the workplace. Theodore Roethke uses personification‚ long sentence structure‚ and formal diction in "Dolor" to show the anguish and loneliness of the everyday office routine in a bureaucratic society because it is as if the workers are the same‚ and have no voice. Personification of the offices and its supplies metaphorically
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Aliona Fezoua My Expert Commentary ‘The Bat’ – Theodore Roethke: By day the bat is cousin to the mouse. He likes the attic of an aging house. His fingers make a hat about his head. His pulse beat is so slow we think him dead. He loops in crazy figures half the night Among the trees that face the corner light. But when he brushes up against a screen‚ We are afraid of what our eyes have seen: For something is amiss or out of place When mice with wings can wear a human face.
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The descriptive poem written by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke‚ deals with an aggressive storm and all its effects on the environment: the surrounding nature and the people experiencing it. The storm is described in a disorganized manner to highlight the big chaos the storm causes. Nature is precisely illustrated‚ because it reacts on the storm and thus is an important factor for the description of the storm. The people simply give an extra dimension to the poem‚ and the theme of men
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The sloth The poem (The sloth) was written by the author Theadore Roethke‚ Theodore Huebner Roethke was an American poet. The author was born in Saginaw‚ Michigan. His father was German immigrant who owned and ran 25-acre greenhouse. His difficult childhood & his depression‚ led to a difficult life‚ but also helped to produce a remarkable body of work that would influence future generations of American poets. The title helps us know and give us a hint that the poem is about an animal‚ A sloth and
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