Monday, September 17, 2012

ANALYSIS TO THE POEM TO THE FRINGED GENTIAN BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT


Gentian is a plant herb in which its characteristics are described in the stanzas of the poem. It blossoms and grow , can stood anywhere, observes the running of time and season, and also dies. The poet did a comparison between human and a plant in whose qualities and capabilities are very much alike. Man grow and at the peak of his time his very essence would be seen , he is independent for he ventures on wild ideas and deep thoughts that would strengthen him and will be able to stand alone, as his time passes and he is becoming old he met experiences in accordance with the changes of time and season, and at the turn of his time , his hour came and he dies.
       The poem shows how nature can be a guidance to the conditions of man. The growth of the plant would serve as reflection to man showing what is the appropriate way to grow. It teaches even on what is good and not.
       Bryant was a romantic poet who offered himself to nature. The poem shows the poet’s connection with nature, how nature affected man, and what nature really is as part to mankind.

Rebecca Rodriguez

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