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Before embarking on his illustrious career as a poet, 19-year-old Ted Hughes wrote the poem "Song". Though some viewed it as juvenile, the poem demonstrates Hughes' early talent through its powerful and prescient imagery. Written before Hughes attended Cambridge, met Sylvia Plath, or became Poet Laureate, "Song" seems to reveal aspects of Hughes' future through its portrayal of a fixed, unworldly light.
Before embarking on his illustrious career as a poet, 19-year-old Ted Hughes wrote the poem "Song". Though some viewed it as juvenile, the poem demonstrates Hughes' early talent through its powerful and prescient imagery. Written before Hughes attended Cambridge, met Sylvia Plath, or became Poet Laureate, "Song" seems to reveal aspects of Hughes' future through its portrayal of a fixed, unworldly light.
Before embarking on his illustrious career as a poet, 19-year-old Ted Hughes wrote the poem "Song". Though some viewed it as juvenile, the poem demonstrates Hughes' early talent through its powerful and prescient imagery. Written before Hughes attended Cambridge, met Sylvia Plath, or became Poet Laureate, "Song" seems to reveal aspects of Hughes' future through its portrayal of a fixed, unworldly light.
Before he became Poet Laureate, before his long illustrious career, before he met Plath or even set foot on Cambridge grounds, 19-year-old Edward James Hughes wrote the poem Song. Dismissed by some as overwrought juvenilia, there is a power and eerie prescience in its imagery. Like the unworldly light of fixed star, it seems to have revealed a future that was yet to unfold. https://rwwgroupblog.com/2010/10/05/ted-hughes-art-alchemy/ 1. What figurative language does Hughes use to create child-like images? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the mood of the poem? How do you know this? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Explain the effect of Hughs use of personification. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do you notice about each stanza? How does anaphora add to the overall effect of the poem? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you think the lady exists? Why or why not? Explain using evidence from the poem. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What effect does Hughes create when he begins using the pronoun I in the poem? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the speakers message? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What emphasis does the repetition of O my lady have on the poem? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________