Essay about Rosemary Dobsons Poetry - 494 Words

Rosemary Dobsons Poetry Rosemary Dobson seems intent on presenting a view of life as bleak and generally uninteresting In the poems by Rosemary Dobson it generally presents the view of life as bleak. The Tiger is an example of this. This also reinforces the limitations on her poetic inspirations. The idea is presented by the effective use of imagery, tone, sound devices and the temporary progression. However, the poem by no means is uninteresting due to the use of these techniques. Imagery is used by the poet to express her poetic concern. The poem The Tiger is completely an extended metaphor. As the central metaphor, the tiger symbolizes the poets creativity and potential.†¦show more content†¦The image of the tigers unblinking eyes that stare into the gold heart of the sun suggests that the poet is seeking for a way to freedom. The images help the reader to visualize life as bleak as the poet is finding it hard to express herself and also thrill the reader with the hope created. Therefore, the poem is interesting. A fixed tone is created at the beginning of the poem. It again reinforces the thematic concern of the overall theme. The tone does not change throughout the poem suggesting the constant constraint the poet felt. This is created by words such as rage, smouldering and furious. Which again highlights the irritation the poet herself felt due to the lack of freedom on the poetic inspirations. Therefore, the tone creates a sense of life as bleak. However, the poem is not uninteresting as the words used to create such tone are emotive and effective to stir up the reader to experience the pain of not being able to express them. Sound devices are also a great contribution to the overall theme as well. They are particularly effective as they help to create both the meter and tone of the poem. Alliteration is used such as black bars to emphasize the restrictions placed on the poem. Consistent rhyme in every stanza such as page and rage also suggests that the limitations on the poets poetic inspiration are constantly there and cannot be broken