The Thought Fox Commentry
The Thought Fox Russell Taylor L6IB English
The first line of the poem is very interesting. As the poet starts the poem with the word
“imagine” it gives me the feeling that the poet is beginning to create something, he is
trying to dive into his mind and unleash the power of his mind’s creativity. I think that he
has emphasized this point by using the alliteration of the words “midnight moment’s”. In
the second line the poet’s use of diction is very good. He writes “something else is alive”.
The word “something” suggests that the poet does not know what is alive so is trying to
find out what it is. So again this gives the reader a feeling that the poet is exploring his
mind his confused and entangled mind. The word “forest” suggests this point that the
poets mind is confused as a forest its self in reality is a vast confusing, entangled and
lonely place. In the third line “Beside the clock’s loneliness” the writers description of the
clock with the word “loneliness” really makes it clear that the writer is in solitude, and at
the end of the line the – ness on the word loneliness sort of lets the reader go, it lets the
readers mind flow and makes the reader notice the writers solitude. I think as well that the
last two lines of the first stanza are sort of a question that the poet desires to answer at the
end of the poem, these two lines bring the poem down to reality, they centre the poem and
provide the structure on which the poet writes the rest of the poem.
In the second stanza the poet says “I see no star”. This is interesting because it is a riddle
and it makes the reader slow down and figure out what the poet is saying. The poet
emphasizes with the words above that he has no inspiration yet, his mind still has not been
able to create something. The words above emphasize to the reader this exact point,
The first line of the poem is very interesting. As the poet starts the poem with the word
“imagine” it gives me the feeling that the poet is beginning to create something, he is
trying to dive into his mind and unleash the power of his mind’s creativity. I think that he
has emphasized this point by using the alliteration of the words “midnight moment’s”. In
the second line the poet’s use of diction is very good. He writes “something else is alive”.
The word “something” suggests that the poet does not know what is alive so is trying to
find out what it is. So again this gives the reader a feeling that the poet is exploring his
mind his confused and entangled mind. The word “forest” suggests this point that the
poets mind is confused as a forest its self in reality is a vast confusing, entangled and
lonely place. In the third line “Beside the clock’s loneliness” the writers description of the
clock with the word “loneliness” really makes it clear that the writer is in solitude, and at
the end of the line the – ness on the word loneliness sort of lets the reader go, it lets the
readers mind flow and makes the reader notice the writers solitude. I think as well that the
last two lines of the first stanza are sort of a question that the poet desires to answer at the
end of the poem, these two lines bring the poem down to reality, they centre the poem and
provide the structure on which the poet writes the rest of the poem.
In the second stanza the poet says “I see no star”. This is interesting because it is a riddle
and it makes the reader slow down and figure out what the poet is saying. The poet
emphasizes with the words above that he has no inspiration yet, his mind still has not been
able to create something. The words above emphasize to the reader this exact point,