Discussion forum in English II Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words

Discussion forum in English II - Essay Example r it is a story, poem or a novel has the power to evoke ‘mental representation of an object or action that can be known by one or more of the senses† (Schakel & Ridl 552). There are a number of verbal images in Maxine Kumin’s poem â€Å"The Sound of the Night† that describe the sights and sound of night at a Lakeshore cottage which appeal to the mind’s eye and ear of the reader. The first stanza of the poem offers the reader with the images of birds, bats and the fat frogs. The image of the birds crowding the trees and making the air â€Å"thick with their vesper cries† is appealing. The image of the bats with their â€Å"seven-pointed Kites† is outstanding; strong verbs such as ‘squeak’, ‘chirp’, ‘dip’ and ‘slum’ add to the image of the bats and such words appeal both to the reader’s senses of sight and hearing. However, the image that stands out in the first stanza as well as in the whole poem is that of the image of the fat frogs. The phrases that describe the fat frogs-â€Å"wake and prink wide lipped†, â€Å"noisy as ducks†, drink on the bo ozy black†, and â€Å"gloating chink chunk†- are the best in the poem (Schakel & Ridl 552). The reader can clearly draw the picture of the fat frogs in his/her mind and can experience their noise that resembles the ducks. However, a good reader can go beyond these images to find the implied connotations in all these images. It is important to understand the voice and tone of the narrator in a story or a poem. One should keep in mind the fact that even in first personal poems the ‘I’ in the poem is not always the author or someone who is quite identical to him. The ‘I’ in the poem could be â€Å"a character separate and different from the author† (Schakel & Ridl 571). Charles Bukowski’s poem â€Å"My Old Man† narrates the relationship between a father and the son and the reader understands from the second stanza of the poem that Henry is the narrator of the poem and that he is not a persona of