- “Reading a poem is part attitude and part technique.” I believe that this quote means that there is much that goes into a poem. While reading a poem, the reader must keep in mind of the poet who is capturing what can be an “experience, idea or feeling.” A poem’s meaning is not the only goal of the text, a lot of it is the relationship a reader forms with the poet. A poem doesn’t have just one meaning, understanding is part of it, and the other components are found in the way the poet expresses themselves. Such as, the rhythm and the shape of the poem.
- While reading the poem “What lips my lips have kissed, and where and why.” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, I noticed a technique she used to convey her point of love and aging was symbolism. Millay describes her love life as changing seasons such as, “Thus in the winter stands the lonely tree, Nor knows what birds have vanished one by one, Yet knows its boughs more silent than before” (Millay.) In this quote, the poet refers to different seasons in the sense of different stages of her life. Readers can relate to Millay’s lonely love life she reflects on as she becomes older and reminisces the experiences she shares with her failed romances. She expands on her emotions of sadness with a tragic attitude of this text and towards her disappointment in her failures in love.
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