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The Writer

The Writer. By Richard Wilbur Mari Sweeney. DIDLS . Diction –The words of “The Writer” are simple, yet formal “It is always a matter, my darling…”. Free verse helps to establish the gentle tone.

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The Writer

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  1. The Writer By Richard Wilbur Mari Sweeney

  2. DIDLS Diction –The words of “The Writer” are simple, yet formal “It is always a matter, my darling…”. Free verse helps to establish the gentle tone. Images-Images are created of the young “writer”, elements of the sea, and of what might be a bird. “And iridescent creature”, “great cargo”, “lucky passage”, “My daughter is writing a story.” Details are included about the speaker’s daughter, a memory of a starling, and the thoughts the speaker feels about his daughter.

  3. DIDLS-cont. Language- The poem is written in free verse with 3 line stanzas. “The Writer” is told in 1st person. Sentence Structure-The sentences flow with no choppy elements. The speaker is straight-forward and descriptive.

  4. TPCASTT Title-The title, “The Writer”, implies that the poem may be about a writer. The connotation is that this writer is a “real writer”. Paraphrase- “The writer” is about a parent who sees their child writing a story. The parent hopes that the child will get through life alright, remembering a struggling bird. After the memory is concluded, the parent is led to wish even harder.

  5. TPCASTT-Connotation Form-Free Verse Diction-Descriptive and jarring- “ We watched the sleek, wild, dark…” Imagery-Images are inluded of the “dazed starling”, “The Writer”, and a ship out to sea Point of View-1stpersonbrief switch to 2nd person in final stanza Details- Vast details are included about the starling to show what causes the speaker to wish for his daughter’s “safe passage”

  6. TPCASTT Connotation-Cont. Allusions- N/A Symbolism- The “starling” is symbolic for another creature, like the daughter, facing hard situations in life Figurative Language-The entire poem is a metaphor for life and the struggles the parent hopes his daughter will pass through safely Other Devices-Personification- “The whole house seemed to be thinking…”

  7. TPCASTT-cont. Attitude- The speaker’s attitude is hopeful, contemplative, and serious Shifts- A shift happens in the 6th stanza from talking about the daughter to talking about the “dazed starling”, and a final shift happens in the last stanza (more serious) Title- The title “The Writer” is a reference to the speaker’s young daughter Theme-The theme of this poem is innocence, endurance, and the love of a parent for a child

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