Sunday, September 11, 2011

Yummmm Blackberries :)

In all works of art, movies, music, poetry and, prose there is a climax. The climax of a literary work of art is the point in a poem or monologue or reading that is the most powerful stanza or paragraph . It is the part where we as readers pay the most attention, its the part that speaks to us because of its power and how the writing flows to accent this climax. In the lovely poem "Blackberries for Amelia" it tells the story of a grandfather, who knows of a blackberry thicket and he tells of the changes in time that affect these berries and it all leads up to the time of year where the berries are finally perfects
"And there will come the moment be quick
And save some from the birds, and I shall need
Two pails, old clothes in which to slain and bleed,
And a grandchild to talk with while we pick."
The grandchild is Amelia who will go with her grandfather to pick blackberries because that is an important time for him and her to be together, it is special to them.  The climax is always the most important part, like spending special time with a special  person picking blackberries.

1 comment:

  1. Nice look at the climax and the shift in the poem. Blackberries do sound good!

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