After Apple-Picking was another poem that my original views differed with those in my small group. The other members of my group read this poem very literally. I on the other hand, looked at it completely figuratively. They imagined the scene of a man bored by apple-picking. I imagined a man who was bored and fed up with life.
Sleep is a recurring theme throughout the poem. He specifically mentions a 'long sleep'. I know some people saw this to mean hibernation but I once again disagree. I thought of death. The speaker is weary and is constantly thinking about sleep and rest. He was 'overtired'. These little details caused me to see the poem in a very different way.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
.jpg)
all 5 checked
ReplyDelete