Lesson of the Moth Poetry Analysis - 860 Words

Amber Brewer Dr. Fussell ENGL 1302 April 8, 2011 â€Å"The lesson of the moth† Analysis by Don Marquis The title of this poem by Don Marquis is The Lesson of the Moth because it is a poem about the thoughts of a moth and his outlook on life. The overall poem would be considered argumentative being the moth is trying to inform the man that he should live his life and let his hair down a little more instead of relishing the everyday routines of life. This is shown in paragraph 3 when the moth says â€Å"But we get bored with the routine/and crave beauty/and excitement.†(18-20)Another example of the passage being argumentative is when the man says â€Å"and before I could argue him/out of his philosophy.†(43-44) Don Marquis expressed several tones†¦show more content†¦The speakers use of words symbolized things as well which reflected on the tone of the poems. The speaker expresses how the moth relates â€Å"excitement† with beauty and also by saying fire is beauty too. The word excitement could mean to the moth having fun and living life. However, compared to the man, the word excitement could mean trouble or risky being that the moth is trying to fry himself on the electric bulb. In conclusion, Don Marquis message that he was attempting to display can be true however it can incur some serious consequences at times. Works Cited Marquis, Don. The Lesson of the Moth. Reading Literature and Writing Argument. Ed. Missy James and Alan P. Merickel. New Jersey: Pearson, 2008. 184-185.Show MoreRelatedThomas Hardy Poems16083 Words   |  65 Pagesit joy lies slain, And why unblooms the best hope ever sown? --Crass Casualty obstructs the sun and rain, And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan.... These purblind Doomsters had as readily strown Blisses about my pilgrimage as pain. HAP ANALYSIS Firstly the word hap means that which happens by chance. The poem is a sonnet, although it is presented as three stanzas in that the traditional octave is split into two stanzas each of four lines and the sestet is a stanza on its own. The