The Book By Miller Williams Analysis
Miller Williams work ‘The Book’in no fluff poem that spouts out about love and hope, but rather an unsettling piece which brings into question the more evil aspects of human nature. It tells the reader of a journal which our narrator struggles and contemplates the existence of and shows how his overall views of it changed once learning the journal he used to record and encapsulate his life has the binding of human skin. Historical context,(). Rhetorical devices such as () and the overall structure of the poem is () contributes to this poem, but giving it a proper tone and voice to properly articulate this piece in a proper manner.
Considering the historical context is important in the understanding of this poem in that it is clearly connected …show more content…
While a narrative poem tells a story usually written in metered verse. Narrative poems do not have to follow rhythmic patterns. The story it relates to may be complex. It is normally dramatic, with objectives, diverse and metre. The first line stands alone and contributes to this piece in that it emphasizes the overall poem itself and the horror feel. The second excerpt contains three lines which makes it a tercet which introduces the origin of the journal being found within a bunker which could refer to world war two. The next time a tercet occurs gives deeper insights on the changing of perspective the narrator experienced between this personal novel. The third excerpt is a cinquain and this is where the shift occurs changing the overall tone of this work from one of curiosity to that of dread ground instance of discovery at the bookbinders reaction “..who paled and stepped back” (Line 6). It then proceeds with three couplets contemplating just who the skin could have belonged to, and concating the dark and evil aspects of human nature that underlies more prominently in some than in others. The overall use of these rhetorical devices make the piece cohesive with every line having its purpose and meaning to contribute as a
Considering the historical context is important in the understanding of this poem in that it is clearly connected …show more content…
While a narrative poem tells a story usually written in metered verse. Narrative poems do not have to follow rhythmic patterns. The story it relates to may be complex. It is normally dramatic, with objectives, diverse and metre. The first line stands alone and contributes to this piece in that it emphasizes the overall poem itself and the horror feel. The second excerpt contains three lines which makes it a tercet which introduces the origin of the journal being found within a bunker which could refer to world war two. The next time a tercet occurs gives deeper insights on the changing of perspective the narrator experienced between this personal novel. The third excerpt is a cinquain and this is where the shift occurs changing the overall tone of this work from one of curiosity to that of dread ground instance of discovery at the bookbinders reaction “..who paled and stepped back” (Line 6). It then proceeds with three couplets contemplating just who the skin could have belonged to, and concating the dark and evil aspects of human nature that underlies more prominently in some than in others. The overall use of these rhetorical devices make the piece cohesive with every line having its purpose and meaning to contribute as a