Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Verlaine
Verlaine is also one of the writers in our Literary Paris book. Read his description. What do you think is the tone of the poem? There is one line that I think is espcially poignant, and it comes in the final stanza. Which do you think it is? Why is it interesting? You can find more information about Verlaine on Poets.org
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I think the tone of this poem is longing, specifically a longing for women from a male perspective. The final line, "that ever since out stunned soul has been trembeling" leaves an impact on the reader because everyone knows what it feels like to be left stunned and trembeling over a person, wether it is in the best or worst of ways.
i can see "longing" also i believe "desire" would strongly fit in here. and it can definantly go both ways with that line "ever since our stunned soul has been trembling" it could be good or it could be bad. i think that it would correspond with finding out who that person you long for is all about and what kind of person they truly are. it could be that they are just that more wonderful then you thought and you can't believe it. Or probably more commonly that that persons outside traits or so drastically different then who they actually are as a person and it shocks you.
This is definatly a poem that could be looked at from so many different angles. I think both longing and desire fit for the tone of this poem. On top of that i feel like the title of the poem really sum's up its entire meaning, The Young Fools. There it is-- in plain english. It's a mans complete desire for a womens attention, and nomatter which way the tables turn someones being played as the fool.
i like the line " At times a shining stocking would be seen, and gone too soon. We liked that foolishness" IT backs up the title, and everything that im talking about.
i think this is about the writer observing beauty and women around him, and all the individual thoughts and emotions he experiences from watching them walk by to watching them under a tree to even just hanging out with them. the poem is provocative and the last line a the end shows that feelings and "desires" as everyone has already said were strong. Clearly he thought of these topics often.
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