Sounds Of Poetry The Word Plum And Sound And Sense

Katrina Tittermary Professor Lehmann ENGL 0210 6 April 2016 Sounds of Poetry: â€Å"The Word Plum† and â€Å"Sound and Sense† The sound of poetry is the most important element than anything else involved with poetry. The sounds of poetry are basically a foundation of desire. It is how the syllables are arranged in a pleasant-sounding pattern to satisfy and please desires even if they have a small meaning or no meaning to them. A poem that is filled with sound but little meaning can be â€Å"The Word Plum† by Helen Chasin. It is a poem that uses the sound devices of alliteration and onomatopoeia to bring the plum to life. Using alliteration and onomatopoeia it gives the plum a sound, a savory sound, it’s almost like you can taste and touch the plum in the palm of your hand and the sounds are just rolling off the tongue with every â€Å"delicious† bite of â€Å"luxury†. In the first line there is just a brief description of how delicious the plum is, but wait there is more. Then Chasin uses alliteration in (line 2) with the two words â€Å"pout and push† because they begin w ith p’s, they’re verbs, four letters, and are not capitalized. Chasin also uses onomatopoeia with the second line, same words â€Å"pout and push† to give a new sound of delicious from the first line, and to explain why the plum is so delightful. Once more, she uses alliteration in the third line using â€Å"self-love and savoring†; creating that delightful sound of juices from the plum. In the fourth line she uses alliteration again with â€Å"fullShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Poem The Man With The Blue Guitar 1022 Words   |  5 Pagesthe depth that is inside his poetry. He puts emphasis on his objects, describing them whether it be the jar in Tennessee or the two pears. Stevens seems to be on the median of real and abstract. His descriptions of his objects make sense but there’s a sense of abstractness to them. 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