Modernist Poems

Modernist Poems :-

Activity - Identify modernist metaphors in these short poems.

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Today is the best topic to present a great blog about the Modernist poems. In that topic we can share poems which written limit of 2 to 9 lines only. First we can have information about the Literature. Literature is trying to convince people. 

In those poems we are doing self criticism. And also we can discuss many new things and giving new thoughts as well as we can have new way to show literature. 

What is modernism?

Modernism is both a philosophical movement and an art movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

We have many thoughts about Literature. Many writer wrote such a good thoughts about Literature. Many writers wrote many good works like Novel, dramas, poems, short stories etc. In that blog I'm presenting about the short poems written by many famous writer.In that Modernist poems we can write about symbols, metaphor, themes, and imaginary. 

Characteristics of Modernism 

Marked by a strong and intentional break with tradition. Belief that the world is what we say it is There is no such thing as absolute truth No connection with history or institutions Championship of the individual and celebration of inner strength Life is unordered Concerned with the sub-conscious.

1. Darkness.

- By Joseph Campbell (1879-1944)

Darkness.
I stop to watch a star shine in the boghole –
A star no longer, but a silver ribbon of light.
I look at it, and pass on.

Summarise:-

As per my point of view I try to summarised this poem. This poem was about night and writer wrote about the dark night.The great poet Joseph Campbell was an Irish poet, American professor of literature. He writes similar kind of poetry to Humle at around the same time though they were working independently of each other.Title it self presents negativity. The combination of darkness and boghole negativity in the air but then there is a star which is shining in boghole.

Darkness is the symbol of negative thoughts. But we also take that positively after dark night morning always comes with new things. Star in boghole may be symbolize as modern civilization in boghole, and no chance to rescue from that boghole that is why poet says a star no more. A silver ribbon may be as a symbol of hope. But when he just look at it and pass on it signifies disinterest, or may be with only hope poet don’t want to stay there and wait he wants his life to go on.  “Boghole” is modern metaphor. This I the metaphor used in the poem. And this is short poem about the darkness. 

2. ‘The Red Wheelbarrow‘

- By William Carlos Williams

so much depends

upon

a red wheel

barrow

glazed with rain

water

beside the white

chickens.

Summarise:-

William Carlos Williams was an American poet and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. This poem is quite difficult to understand. I am not getting the meaning of it but may be it seems to say that too much dependency on anyone should be avoided. May be the example of wheelbarrow that it can not move by it self, it is fully dependent on someone. Last lines are so confusing. “wheelbarrow”  is modern metaphor.