Analysis of Spring

English II

Ms.Quinn

Poetry analysis

Lichao Zhang

1.22.13

 

Spring (Theme is renewal, rebirth; Mood is happy and excited; Tone is positive and energetic)

 

By Edna St. Vincent Millay1892–1950

 

To what purpose, April(the transfer spring to summer, the author has special feelings---Foreshadowing), do you return again?

Beauty is not enough. （the exclamatory sentence to express that he loves spring, no limited）

You can no longer quiet(emotional word; a symbol of spring) me with the redness(a color of spring; a figurative language: red means energy, passion, kind of antonym of quiet. Also it is an example of metaphor to show not only color, but also the hope of spring. And using vision which is the one of sensory imagery or five senses. In addition readers can feel and touch the spring )

Of little leaves(symbolism; a symbol of spring) opening stickily( a big key word; the description of personification, it means leaves opening slowly, the author doesn’t want them opening too fast, through leaves shows he loves spring and he is reluctant to leave in the spring ).

I know what I know.

The sun(symbolism; a symbol of spring) is hot(simile,the author feels power, spring is a powerful season, life renew) on my neck as I observe (vision and touch which are the one of sensory imagery or five sense, feels the spring express loving spring)

The spikes(a big key word a strong feeling word) 钉牢of the crocus.番红花

The smell of the earth(symbolism which is the foundation of life, everything growing on this planet)泥土 is good.

It is apparent 显然的that there is no death(an energetic land).

But what does that signify意味?

Not only under ground are the brains of men(simile, means human beings)

Eaten by maggots.蛆虫 (sarcasm, irony, maggots means human; human overusing the natural resources;human lost their respect for their home, for where they grow and live; call on for being respected for nature; the author showing his respectful; mood is full of revere敬畏 )

Life in itself

Is nothing（sarcasm）,

An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.(irony, empty and uncarpeted means nothing; a sort of metaphor express that human being disrespectful will get nothing )一个空杯，一趟楼梯未铺地毯的班机

It is not enough that yearly一年一次, down this hill, (?)

April

Comes like an idiot(simile&figurative language&hyperbole&metaphor, crazy for coming, showing the author is crazy for loving spring), babbling(onomatopoeia,sound of spring which are everything is growing; the movement of inside of the author, excited and happy; hearing sound)咿呀学语，喋喋不休 and strewing(a big key word; personification; author won’t let spring pass; love spring)撒播 flowers(symbolism).