ENGL 375 Lecture 4: ENGL 375 Week 2, Lecture 2
25 Sep 2018
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The bird in (cid:862)the wood-pile(cid:863) is (cid:373)u(cid:272)h like the (cid:271)utterfly i(cid:374) (cid:862)the tuft of flo(cid:449)ers(cid:863) i(cid:374) ho(cid:449) it (cid:272)at(cid:272)hes his eye and then disappears. There are three main images/components of this poem: the woods, the bird and the wood pile. The woods are so structured and organized with its tall trees all i(cid:374) straight li(cid:374)es. E(cid:448)erythi(cid:374)g is (cid:272)old a(cid:374)d gray: (cid:862)too (cid:373)u(cid:272)h alike to (cid:373)ark or (cid:374)a(cid:373)e a pla(cid:272)e (cid:271)y. (cid:863) this is (cid:373)u(cid:272)h like (cid:862)the tuft of flo(cid:449)ers(cid:863) (cid:449)here the mower leaves flowers, making the person who comes across them feel less alone. In this poem, someone leaves a wood-pile, which is intriguing and probably makes this man feel less alone too. The description of the woods makes the bird and the wood-pile (two seemingly unimportant things) more important in their ability to stand out and be unique against the backdrop of the woods. The bird represents a general resistance to humans in nature.
