Download - Evening' by Hilda doolittle (H.D)
Evening
Presenter: Hira Mukhtar
by H.D.
Evening textThe light passesfrom ridge to ridge,from flower to flower—the hepaticas, wide-spreadunder the lightgrow faint—the petals reach inward,the blue tips bendtoward the bluer heartand the flowers are lost.
The cornel-buds are still white,but shadows dartfrom the cornel-roots—black creeps from root to root,each leafcuts another leaf on the grass,shadow seeks shadow,then both leafand leaf-shadow are lost.
Hilda Doolittle (H.D)•was an American poet and novelist•had a deep interest in Ancient Greek literature especially Sappho who was a Greek lyric poet•her work had rich imagery•was one of the Imagists
The Imagist Movement•early 20th century movement•rejected the articulate and sentimental language•use of free verse•focused on defined images•attempted to isolate a single image to reveal its real meaning
Imagisme by EzraPoundThe characteristics of Imagist poem:
•Direct treatment of the "thing", whether subjective or objective.•To use absolutely no word that does not contribute to the presentation.•As regarding rhythm: to compose in sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of the metronome.
Evening•Pen-picture of sunset•Sunlight traveling from leaf to leaf•Fading flower petals bending inwards•Shadows prevailing•Leaves’ shadows falling on grass•Shadows meet and darkness prevails
Nature and colours•Sunlight•Flowers•Petals•Buds•Shadows•Leaf•Root•Grass
•Blue•White•Black
Images in Evening
Ridgeline on mountains
Ridges on petals
Hepatica nobilis
Wide-spread Hepatica
Hepatica in sunset
Cornus florida buds
Cornal-roots
Leaf cutting leaf on grass
Leaf and leaf-shadow are lost
References•http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/182468 (Poem’s text)•http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/brief-guide-imagism (Imagism)•http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/182468 (A Few Don’ts by an Imagiste)
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