Bird
Pablo Neruda
It was passed from one bird to another,
the whole gift of the day.
The day went from flute to flute,
went dressed in vegetation,
in flights which opened a tunnel
through the wind would pass
to where birds were breaking open
the dense blue air -
and there, night came in.
When I returned from so many journeys,
I stayed suspended and green
between sun and geography -
I saw how wings worked,
how perfumes are transmitted
by feathery telegraph,
and from above I saw the path,
the springs and the roof tiles,
the fishermen at their trades,
the trousers of the foam;
I saw it all from my green sky.
I had no more alphabet
than the swallows in their courses,
the tiny, shining water
of the small bird on fire
which dances out of the pollen.
Pablo Neruda
It was passed from one bird to another,
the whole gift of the day.
The day went from flute to flute,
went dressed in vegetation,
in flights which opened a tunnel
through the wind would pass
to where birds were breaking open
the dense blue air -
and there, night came in.
When I returned from so many journeys,
I stayed suspended and green
between sun and geography -
I saw how wings worked,
how perfumes are transmitted
by feathery telegraph,
and from above I saw the path,
the springs and the roof tiles,
the fishermen at their trades,
the trousers of the foam;
I saw it all from my green sky.
I had no more alphabet
than the swallows in their courses,
the tiny, shining water
of the small bird on fire
which dances out of the pollen.
1 comment:
Title: Bird(about a bird)
Paraphrase:The poet compares his life with a the life of a bird... This poem also symbolizes the process for birth, the way a bird carries pollen from one flower to another.. "It was passed from one bird to another,
the whole gift of the day." This quote was my favorite in the poem.. It is so beautiful the way Pablo adds his little details."I saw how wings worked,
how perfumes are transmitted" adds imagery to the poem... This part grasps attention.. the drama, the imagery and the word 'perfume' intrigues me the most. Furthermore I like the ambiguous ending.. "of the small bird on fire
which dances out of the pollen." It symbolizes a new life...
Connotation:
"night came in" - Personification
"shinning water"-Imagery
"birds were breaking open"-personification.
"dense blue air "-Metaphor.
"gift of the day"-personification.
"trousers of the foam"-personification.
"I stayed suspended and green
between sun and geography -
I saw how wings worked,
how perfumes are transmitted"-Imagery.
"dressed in vegetation" personification.
Mood: the mood is very bright,it is about a new birth, a new creation.
Symbolism: the last part symbolizes a new life.
Attitude: The tone of this poem is very refreshing...a bright new life...
Shifts: the major shift in this poem:
"and there, night came in.
When I returned from so many journeys,"
Title: the title is simple, it is about a bird but the bird is used as a symbol for every other creature that dwells on earth, that breeds, and "of the small bird on fire
which dances out of the pollen."
Theme: The major theme of this poem is the importance of a new life."New life" does not only refer to a new born but also to a person who changes his past life for a new better one, who lives a 'new life'.
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