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Position:Home>Poetry> Help me anaylize this poem.?Question:the fallen dry leaves are heard outside--as children discover beauty in the sound of their death; the climatic crispness a choir of voices that refuses to be swallowed by the voracious madness a moth disguised as a leaf clings to the frozen;slick wall his claod a myriad of kaleidoscope browns--patterns fromerly arranged in the manner of german soldiers-- so actutely organzed chaos can never break them it was written in 2001 Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: the fallen dry leaves are heard outside--as children discover beauty in the sound of their death; the climatic crispness a choir of voices that refuses to be swallowed by the voracious madness a moth disguised as a leaf clings to the frozen;slick wall his claod a myriad of kaleidoscope browns--patterns fromerly arranged in the manner of german soldiers-- so actutely organzed chaos can never break them it was written in 2001 The poem meditates on the presence of beauty and joy even in the presence of death, and order even in chaos. It takes it from its most banal (children crunching dead leaves with joy) to its most stark (patterns formerly arranged in the manner of German soldiers -- so acutely organized; this is a reference to the madness, death, and obsessive-compulsive behavior of the Nazis.) Above this, however, the poet refers to "a choir of voices that refuses to be swallowed by the voracious madness" -- in that lies hope, and also courage in the face of despair. Excellent poem; who is the poet? i will print it out and anyalize it i think it's setting is in a drought or war.. |