- I think the author was implying that the creature is lost by saying he is in the desert.
- Him eating at his own heart is like him sinning which is biting away at his heart.
- The creature likes to sin so he likes eating away at his heart.
- Maybe the Man doesn't feel like he is appreciated or noticed.
- When he tries to be noticed the world just blows him off.
The Flea:
- The poem is about a flea who sucked blood from the person in the poem. He or she must be angry that the flea took life(blood) from them.
- The person realizes that the flea took only a small thing from them but he or she kills the flea anyway.
The Passionate Shepard to His Love:
- The Shepard is trying to persuade his love to come live with him by describing what it would be like to be in love with him.
To His Coy Mistress:
- The man is telling his mistress that if they had an eternity to live together he would love her forever and he is telling her how many years he would spend loving every part of her.
The Nymph's reply to the Shepard:
"If all the world and love were young," - this means that if there was more time in the world and more time to love.
"And truth in every shepard's tongue," - This must mean that many shepards lie. It could also mean that many or a shepard has told tales of the world being endless and love lasting forever.
"These pretty pleasures might me move, To live with thee and be thy love," - If all these previous suggestions were true then he could live with her and be her love.
The poem means that world is not timeless and that things fade, but if they did have no age then they could live together and be lovers.
To your post on "In the Desert," your interpretation is intriguing. I understood the poem in actually the opposite sense, that the creature is accepting himself. This just proves that the ambiguity of the poem makes it more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment on "A Man Said to the Universe." I think sometimes people take a look at how huge the universe is and sometimes feel as if they are a small part of it. This leaves a feeling of wanting to be recognized, but sometimes a feeling of rejection occurs instead of recognition.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts on "A Man Said to the Universe." I feel like many people feel like the narrator feels.The feeling of being alone and like noone even knows you exist can be very prevalent in todays world especially with youth.
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