Posted: September 14th, 2017

Sonnets in the Norton Introduction to Literature

Sonnets in the Norton Introduction to Literature

The specifics of your topic are up to you, but you must address the following general interpretive question:
How does the sonnet form relate to the poem’s meaning?
Beyond this concern for the intersection of form and meaning, you should also pay careful attention to details of the poem’s language, focusing on a particular formal feature such as rhyme, meter, imagery, metaphor, tone, theme, etc. Make sure that your introduction includes a specific interpretive problem (see Norton 18.3.1, page 1238) and that you propose a solution to it via an arguable thesis statement. The body of your paper should support this claim through careful analysis of textual evidence. There should be no need to consult outside scholarly sources, but don’t hesitate to use dictionaries and other reference works to make sure you fully understand the meanings of every word.

Here is the poem;
In the Park – Gwen Harwood

She sits in the park. Her clothes are out of date.
Two children whine and bicker, tug her skirt.
A third draws aimless patterns in the dirt
Someone she loved once passed by – too late

to feign indifference to that casual nod.
“How nice” et cetera. “Time holds great surprises.”
From his neat head unquestionably rises
a small balloon…”but for the grace of God…”

They stand a while in flickering light, rehearsing
the children’s names and birthdays. “It’s so sweet
to hear their chatter, watch them grow and thrive,”
she says to his departing smile. Then, nursing
the youngest child, sits staring at her feet.
To the wind she says, “They have eaten me alive.”

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