The Writer and The Thought-Fox :: Comparative, Wilbur, Hughes

The metaphorical voyage found in Richard Wilburs The generator and the experience described in Ted Hughess The thought- confuse show events in which a move of discovery is made. Though their theme and metaphors argon vastly different, many parallels exist between their use of animals and their creation of sensorial imagery. In this way, the reader finds how the voyage of vivification and the flight of a bird argon akin to the adventures of a fox one go off hope to direct fate, but we must let it work its natural course.The Writer begins with the speaker informing the audience that his daughter is at the prow of the house (1) where his daughter is writing a story (3) as the windows are tossed with linden (2). From the number 1 of the rime, the speaker begins to deliver an extended metaphor of lifes voyage with the phrase prow of the house (1). Moreover, the speaker continues it throughtaboo the poem with phrases such as, kindred a chain hauled over a gunwale (6) or I wish he r a lucky passage (Line 9) or lashing a placid course (29). In addition to the metaphor, the Wilbur depicts precise imagery and a symbol for the audience to experience. One example of imagery is found in the line, Where light breaks, and the windows are tossed with linden (2). Not only does this line create a sense of confinedyet openspace, but the audience can easily opine the sound and wave-like movements coming from the swaying linden trees. Another image created is two people anticipating the starling (19) to fly smoothly into the outside world as they vigil the sleek, wild, dark / and pearlescent creature (22-23) helplessly from . . . through the crack of a door (20). Lastly, Wilbur utilizes the form of a small fragile bird tryingrepeatedlyto fly out of an unfamiliar room into the world. As the speakers daughter will have struggles during her life because situations are unfamiliar to her. Similarly, The Thought Fox establishes the physical aspect very quick the speaker is a room in which something else is alive / besides the clocks loneliness (2-3) and where there is a blank scallywag (4) where the speaker is imagining a forest at midnight. In doing so, Ted Hughes begins to create a metaphor of nefariousness with the phrase midnight moments forest. The darkness found in this forest represents the unknown bounds of the human imagination because the deeper one goes into darkness the further one is entering into loneliness (8).The Writer and The Thought-Fox Comparative, Wilbur, HughesThe metaphorical voyage found in Richard Wilburs The Writer and the experience described in Ted Hughess The Thought-Fox show events in which a journey of discovery is made. Though their theme and metaphors are vastly different, many parallels exist between their use of animals and their creation of sensorial imagery. In this way, the reader finds how the voyage of life and the flight of a bird are akin to the adventures of a fox one can hope to direct fate, but we mus t let it run its natural course.The Writer begins with the speaker informing the audience that his daughter is at the prow of the house (1) where his daughter is writing a story (3) as the windows are tossed with linden (2). From the beginning of the poem, the speaker begins to deliver an extended metaphor of lifes voyage with the phrase prow of the house (1). Moreover, the speaker continues it throughout the poem with phrases such as, Like a chain hauled over a gunwale (6) or I wish her a lucky passage (Line 9) or Beating a smooth course (29). In addition to the metaphor, the Wilbur depicts precise imagery and a symbol for the audience to experience. One example of imagery is found in the line, Where light breaks, and the windows are tossed with linden (2). Not only does this line create a sense of confinedyet openspace, but the audience can easily imagine the sound and wave-like movements coming from the swaying linden trees. Another image created is two people anticipating the st arling (19) to fly smoothly into the outside world as they watch the sleek, wild, dark / and iridescent creature (22-23) helplessly from . . . through the crack of a door (20). Lastly, Wilbur utilizes the form of a small fragile bird tryingrepeatedlyto fly out of an unfamiliar room into the world. As the speakers daughter will have struggles during her life because situations are unfamiliar to her. Similarly, The Thought Fox establishes the physical setting very quick the speaker is a room in which something else is alive / besides the clocks loneliness (2-3) and where there is a blank page (4) where the speaker is imagining a forest at midnight. In doing so, Ted Hughes begins to create a metaphor of darkness with the phrase midnight moments forest. The darkness found in this forest represents the unknown bounds of the human imagination because the deeper one goes into darkness the further one is entering into loneliness (8).