Delight in Disorder

The oxymorons used in this poem about the disorder of dress being very appealing is seen by the diction. Oxymoron's such as "wild civility" show how such fine ornaments of clothing, while refined when in order, are very beautiful when in disarray. It is a sensual poem about how not being perfect is very attractive. I also feel though that it applies to art when the speaker talks that "bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part." This means that being to perfect takes away the simple beauty of a work art. Therefore the poem's use of oxymorons helps the reader understand the power of disorder to make things beautiful.

Elegy for My Father, Who Is Not Dead

The speaker in this poem is a son speaking about his father being ready to die, excited even. And yet one can see the unhappiness over the speaker's father being ready to let go. The speaker alludes that if his father were to die he would be ready and see it as an adventure. But the speaker would not. I feel as though this poem shows the different view points about death from someone older and wiser to someone younger and maybe even more naive. For the father is ready because he has seen all he wants to see and now is ready to visit "fresh worlds". But the speakers says "I can't just say good-bye as cheerfully as if here were embarking on a trip". He talks that letting go of his dad is not as easy for him as his dad thinks. His dad may be ready but the son is not ready to see his dad go.

Lonely Hearts

I cannot tell if this is a satirical piece or if it is a serious poem about the sadness of dating. This poem is almost a collection of internet profile dating networks where people meet each other online and get matched up based upon the same likes and dislikes. The setting is in Northern London and I find it no coincidence that all of the daters ask if their potential match lives in Northern London. The repetition of the question at the end of each stanza produces an effect of desperation for having something these people have wanted for awhile to come true. Such desperation is seen through the repetition of questions at the end of stanzas. Also I see that it incorporates a variety of people with one common goal. I feel like the author did that on purpose to show that although people may have different personalities and upbringings they can all have the common goal of wanting to be loved. Such a "simple wish" that they all want to be true.

Do Not Go Gentle into THat Good Night

The use of repeating in this poem had a profound affect on the tone of desperation in the speaker's voice. For at the end of every other stanza the speaker would use one of these lines "Rage, rage agains the dying of the light" or "Do not go gently into that good night." Both describe death as being good thing when describing it as a "good night" or light. And yet there is a contrast in the "night" and "light". The tone of desperation is felt through the use of pleading by asking the object of the speaker's affection to pleas not go away. It also describes the different type of people before they die and yet nevertheless the speaker still says not to go to death. And finally I thought the tone of desperation was solidified when the speaker directs the last stanza towards his father. He uses both repetitive lines for his most beloved father which speaks of the love the speaker has for his father and not wanting to lose him.