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April 09, 2006
Hughes' "Tamborines" & "The Weary Blues"
Hughes and Frost -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)
"Tamborines!
Tamborines!
Tamborines
To the glory of God!"
This is read so quickly it gives energy and a sense of song.
"Droning a drowsy syncopated tune
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon."
This also refers to song, but is such a mouthful of words it requires the reader to slow down. Hughes is so successful in these two poems conveying sound through his word choice.
Posted by JenniferDiFulvio at April 9, 2006 10:25 PM
Comments
I'm glad you're thinking of Huhges in terms of sound. Poetry only comes alive when you read it aloud, or at least hear the sounds in your head.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at April 10, 2006 07:39 PM