Tuesday, April 30, 2013

April 30th "Thou Blind Man's Mark"

"Thou Blind Man's Mark" is a reflection on a lesson that has been learned by the speaker. Written with a syntax of short almost choppy segments, much like a memory, the poem reflects on the valuable lesson that had been learned concerning desire.


Desire can teach but only one lesson, how to let go of things that we desire. The overall message or theme of the poem helps to fabricate the author's attitude toward desire by stating the message the author wishes to convey to his readers. The poem portraits desire as being a "Band of all evils". This along with other phrases from the poem support the author's attitude of how desire is a source of many troubles, it is a feeling that creates traps that we blindly walk into. These feelings and reflections the author has about desire build his attitude of dislike to the subject.

The poem is a reflection on an important lesson that the speaker has learned. "desire, desire! I have to dearly bought..." the syntax mirrors the sense of memory as it is broken up, as if being recalled from past experiences. The need for reflection puts a special importance on the lesson that has been learned, through this importance the author shows that his attitude toward desire is one of serious nature not to be taken carelessly.

The need of reflection upon this lesson to show importance, along with the lesson itself being that desire only teaches how to let go of our desires, powerfully convey the attitude given by the writer. These elements clearly show that the writer has a sense of disdain for desire. He views it as an important and serious subject that should not be treated lightly.


PREWRITE

  1. Theme only through desire will you learn to relieve yourself of their traps
  2. Split "In vain thou madest..." this is where the poem reveals its true intentions most clearly
  3. Syntax short choppy phrasing as if being told from recollection
  4. Before the poem the speaker held desire for something but through his desire he lost interest in the object
  5. Type of poem memory, a reflection on what was learned by the speaker

Overall thought: Desire leads people to find what they once desired less appealing 

Simplifying the prompt: How do these elements produce the author's attitude toward desire?

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