I decided to read the poem titled "Those Winter Sundays". I chose this poem because it talks about the Winter which is one of my favorite times of the year. Just the feeling of the warm fire on your cold bare skin feels great. Anyways, this poem uses a lot of description in its stanzas. For instance: "I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking". I just thought the use of the word splintering was a great description of the firewood.
My interpretation of this poem is pretty darn simple. The beginning is talking about the imagery of a cool house slowly being warmed by a fire. I liked most of the poem, until the very last stanza. "What did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?". Now after I read this phrase, my mind had been filled with confusion. I can sort of infer that the preceding passage that says "Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well", means that she is talking about her father's love for her. I hope we can further discuss this poem because I hope to learn more about it!
I also love winter, but most people around here hate it. My poem was the same. It made sense until one part where the author said something that completely confuses you, but if you read it for a while, it starts to make sense.
ReplyDeleteNick, you are picking up the strong imagery, particularly as it relates to heat and cold. What makes you think the speaker is female? What information would help you interpret that last line? Push yourself to find all the techniques being used here and interpret them.
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