Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Great Figure
Some people may not really like this poem. I'm not one of them. I like the image the poem puts in my head. It is amazing that William Carlos Williams can creat and image with just words. Not to mention the image is a vivid image. There is no vagueness at all when I read the poem. There is no questioning what is this about. It's easy to see it just a firetruck with five firemen riding the firetruck. It's a simple image in everyday life, but he makes it seem like it is more than just an everyday thing. He makes it seems s much more than that. For that reason, that's why this poem appeals to me so much. Critics and other poets said that his poems were no poems because they were so simple and to the point and not complicated. I personally like the up front, down and dirty version of writing. When I read something, I don't want to have to think about what I am reading. I would just like to see what is being described or told to just pop into my head and make me feel like I am there.
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