Summary Of Harper's Let The Light Enter

Nafiza Akbar

Ortiz

PIBENG 7

22 January 2017

Analyze: Harper’s “Let the Light Enter” The poem is a reference to the final words of a German writer, Goethe, a plea for more direct sunlight into his dim room, have been interpreted in the part of his late-in-life transformation with respect to theology. The speaker of the poem seems to be strong and intimate. Diction was used in this poem and is upraised to communicate the surpass subject and instant of Goethe’s life in poetry. “…stream of earthly light.” (13) is an example of diction. The dominant impression is that the author wants the audience to feel insightful and blessed and try to vision the experience. The poem has a rhyme scheme, in which the second and fourth lines rhyme. The poem consists of six stanzas, each

The theme could be interpreted as a way to show that one only wants one specific thing and nothing else. Even if there might be better things than the original desire, one might only need that specific thing to keep striving. Goethe only wants light, and nothing else. Harper's poem is religious, but the request of God is simple and reiterates the want for more light, for a little more time, for more opportunities, and for the ability to see one's way along the final journey of life.

Analyze: Paz’s “Wind, Water, Stone”

Constantly, there are many things that have shaped people and the world. People are similar to water, wind, stone, hollow spaces, disperse their gifts, because they provide shelter for each other. The tone of the speaker feels relaxed and calm and doesn't seem stressed. The voice of the speaker is not necessarily the poet but gives you an idea how the speaker feels and discusses what it means to be the wind, water, and stone. The poem has some personification and an example is “stone stops the wind” (3) as in person stopping the wind. It relates to the movement the wind makes and the sound. The tone of this poem is