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Analysis of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy
Title: Analysis of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy
Category: Literature / Poetry
Details: Words: 1161 | Pages: 4.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
Analysis of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy
'Afterwards,' by Thomas Hardy, is a poem that questions the way that people will look upon the narrator after his death. It centre's around the idea of 'noticing things,' showing the narrators precision and the ambivalence of his neighbours. Hardy gets this across by the techniques that he uses, and the detailed descriptions which show the full extent of what the narrator has noticed. The poem shows the complexity of nature, and describes the cycle …showed first 75 words of 1161 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1161 total…the poem come alive, which is crucial in showing his appreciation of what is going on around him. He uses extensive imagery, so that it is both visual, such as by describing the colours, and the explicit detail that is in every small thing that he describes. The silence is also transmitted effectively by word choice such as 'soundless blink.' It is also effective in identifying his affinity with animals, as opposed to human beings.
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