Backtracking with William Collins

[stacilee12]

After reviewing a couple poems by William Collins, I decided to go back to one that we spoke about in clas, "Ode to Evening". This poem is (for a lack of a better word) majestical. Though it is one of the longest descriptive pieces i've seen as of late, it is amazing. At times I had to look up soem of the words, but beyond thats, the sound of the

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[nareesas]

You used a great word: 'enveloping.' That's exactly what happened when I read some of the "Melancholic" poetry. The language brings you in to a scene and doesn't let your attention stray away from the imagery and emotion that it's trying to convey. The creativity of the poet really shows through original phrasing and new, unexpected (yet pleasing) blending of words and images. The sound is also quite pleasing to the ear as well as soothing to the mind. The first stanza you quoted flows beautifully. The second and fourth lines of that stanza stood out to me because of the alliteration and assonance.

Melancholy: The Nonchalant

[mysteryofgod]

I think that one of the feelings that you can get from melancholic poetry is nonchalantness. It's supposed to make you feel something. It's like a happy depression, a sort of, but not quite oh-wellness. But it's also supposed to get you to think. It is a complicated idea to understand. I think you picked up on it when you said that it evokes beauiful images despite being so sad.