COM 1102 Florida Institute of Technology Conquering the Journey of Life Essay
Question Description
Write a short essay (1-2 pages) on the poem and prompt below. This should be YOUR analysis of the poem and should NOT include any outside research on the author or anything else.
We grow accustomed to the Dark
When Light is put away
As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp
To witness her Goodbye
A Moment We uncertain step
For newness of the night
Then fit our Vision to the Dark
And meet the Road erect
And so of larger Darkness
Those Evenings of the Brain
When not a Moon disclose a sign
Or Star come out within
The Bravest grope a little
And sometimes hit a Tree
Directly in the Forehead
But as they learn to see
Either the Darkness alters
Or something in the sight
Adjusts itself to Midnight
And Life steps almost straight.
Prompt: Briefly address these aspects of this poem: theme, literary devices, tone, and point of view. Some questions to consider: What is the theme of this poem? What imagery and symbols are used? What is the tone of the poem? Is there a shift in tone? What is the effect of using the first-person plural in the poem?
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