Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

In Williams poem, "The Red Wheelbarrow" he gives such a powerful and passionate insight in literally only 8 lines. I don't know about you but if It would take more than 8 lines if I was trying to get MY point across! To me it seems as if Williams is viewing the wheelbarrow as something more than a mere object. It seems as if there is a deep sentimental value behind the visual aspect of this wheelbarrow. Perhaps it holds some deep meaning to the narrator. This can be supported in the first stanza of the poem ("So much depends upon...") That's a very brash statement to make, especially about an inanimate object. But referring back to my point, the wheelbarrow most probably symbolizes a lot more than just...well a wheelbarrow.

Also, deeper into the visual perspective of this, the wheelbarrow is RED. Red is considered to be the color of passion and power by many, or atleast from my perception. The pigment of the wheelbarrow most probably enriches its quality.


...Look at that i wrote about my thoughts on the poem than the poems actual length! xD

1 comment:

  1. Here once again we can see the importance of something not clearly great but made so by a writer. It is seen by "the fish" and here as well.

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