Sunday, September 21, 2008

M.H. Abram's 4 elements applied to "The Idea of Order at Key West"

To what extent does this poem involve M.H. Abram's four elements?

  • Universe: The world- the sea is the element of the world that Steven's is focusing on; we slowly get pulled away from the sea as the poem goes on, as she continues to sing her song.
  • Audience: The audience is the reader, so...us! There is a line in Stevens' poem which states "...of ourselves and of our origins...", and there is a mention of "we" in the poem as well
  • Work (text): The song that the woman is singing in the poem and the poem itself is the work, "word by word...". The text also consists of the sounds of elements such as the earth, sea and sky (to name a few).
  • Artist (creator): the singer herself; emotional almost (I find this poem to be similar to romatics in the sense that it really absorbs emotions and creates an almost internal meaning in a way). Her song is very expressive of elements and spirit. She creates her own world through her singing/ song.

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