William Carlos Williams: Poems
How does the way Williams introduces new images in each stanza impact the meaning of the poem?
How does the way Williams introduces new images in each stanza impact the meaning of the poem?
How does the way Williams introduces new images in each stanza impact the meaning of the poem?
After the dark hospital and wasteland imagery, the speaker introduces images of spring and renewal. From the death of winter, the plants cling to life and re-birth.
But now the stark dignity of
entrance—Still, the profound change
has come upon them: rooted, they
grip down and begin to awaken