The poet uses phrases like “our eyes went him as he went”, this indicates the sign of curiosity from the poet onto the reader, for them to know about this creature that still remains so mysterious to us. The “ eyes” that went with him as he went, showing a sign of caution, illustrating the fact that she is still seeing him as potentially dangerous, even though she is awe struck by his (the snake’s) beauty.
The narrator uses the full stop to imply that the narrator “froze” or rather was stuck for thought, making the surprise of having a snake (or a threat for that matter) even more dangerous than surprising, creating a degree of tension, eerie.
Judith Wright is able to conventionally convey towards the readers her awestruck feeling towards she snake she encounters on her journey. She seeks out the beauty of the 'great' yet at the same time 'black' snake as he 'quested' through the grass for whatever reason so. Despite the fact it being just a snake, she found a type of grace in it when it went 'reeling' by her, creating a big impact on the readers. The praise shows the amount of respect the poet may have attained for the snake with just one encounter, showing another perspective towards its character.
The imagery used by Wright to portray the snake as a creature of death is overturned as she witnesses one seeking death but flaunting its beauty as it wriggles past the poet. A "season's grace" as it may seem, has made it possible to be a witness of such a heart wrenching event. Fear is shown to be overtaken by excitement as the "great black snake went reeling by". The dualism as can be seen in the minds of the readers is quickly justified by the poet's lustful descriptions of his "diamond scales" depicting how a creature with its evident beauty overshadows its horrendous idiosyncrasies.
The poet uses phrases like “our eyes went him as he went”, this indicates the sign of curiosity from the poet onto the reader, for them to know about this creature that still remains so mysterious to us. The “ eyes” that went with him as he went, showing a sign of caution, illustrating the fact that she is still seeing him as potentially dangerous, even though she is awe struck by his (the snake’s) beauty.
ReplyDeleteThe narrator uses the full stop to imply that the narrator “froze” or rather was stuck for thought, making the surprise of having a snake (or a threat for that matter) even more dangerous than surprising, creating a degree of tension, eerie.
ReplyDeleteJudith Wright is able to conventionally convey towards the readers her awestruck feeling towards she snake she encounters on her journey. She seeks out the beauty of the 'great' yet at the same time 'black' snake as he 'quested' through the grass for whatever reason so. Despite the fact it being just a snake, she found a type of grace in it when it went 'reeling' by her, creating a big impact on the readers. The praise shows the amount of respect the poet may have attained for the snake with just one encounter, showing another perspective towards its character.
ReplyDeleteThe imagery used by Wright to portray the snake as a creature of death is overturned as she witnesses one seeking death but flaunting its beauty as it wriggles past the poet. A "season's grace" as it may seem, has made it possible to be a witness of such a heart wrenching event. Fear is shown to be overtaken by excitement as the "great black snake went reeling by". The dualism as can be seen in the minds of the readers is quickly justified by the poet's lustful descriptions of his "diamond scales" depicting how a creature with its evident beauty overshadows its horrendous idiosyncrasies.
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