The Red Wheelbarrow Analysis

The Red Wheelbarrow The Red Wheelbarrow is a poem written by an American poet called William Carlos Williams. Initially, the poem was published without a title, and the poem is in form of verse form. Williams in his writing constructs an image within the readers mind. The author uses simple words to construct a poem that is basically based on imagery philosophy. Williams’s poem is all about a red wheelbarrow that is painted in the readers mind in order to create a flamboyant picture. The Red Wheelbarrow by Williams is an example of an imagist poem whereby, the author creates an image of a red wheelbarrow that is glazed in rain, and next to white chickens. The speaker uses a red wheelbarrow, the rain, and white chicken to create a farm setting

In the same line, the author introduces the rain, which is emphasized by the word "Water." The author writes, “the red wheelbarrow glazed with rain,” meaning a large amount of water (William 5). With a large amount of water, it is clear that a farmer will not worry about dry crops in the farm since; there is enough water for irrigation. In the seventh line, the author introduces the “white chickens.” Line 6 of the poem brings another color to life, "White," which now adds the final touches to the image the author was creating in the readers mind, a red wheelbarrow. Williams now completes the whole picture by adding chickens to the background of the red

William tries to pass a message to the audience that, little things are very important in life just like the big things are (Gary 70). The author does not end his story when he states that, “so much depends on a red wheelbarrow.” Williams continues to write about the beauty of the red wheelbarrow, what is on it and this helps the audience understand how important a wheelbarrow can be. The author tries to tell the audience how important a wheelbarrow is yet it has been taken for granted meaning there are a number of little things that are very important in our lives, but we do take them fro granted. For instance, someone might say, that they do not like their eyes because of the color. It is clear that, the pair of eyes are needed because, even though the color maybe the problem or the eyes needs glasses, the pair of eyes will still remain and the person will still need to use them because, without them, he/she cannot see the beautiful things of life. Therefore, what the author is trying to demonstrate by using the red wheelbarrow is that, without it, many things will be at stand still on the farm. Therefore, the little things in life are needed to get through in life, just like the red wheelbarrow is needed on the farm, and therefore, we should not take them for granted. Moreover, the poem can simply be understood