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Envy By: Mary Lamb . Anajiah Gunther. The Poet . Mary Lamb Born December 3 rd 1764 Sister of Charles Lamb Learned about writing from her father and later collaborated with her brother in writing Suffered from bipolar disorder, which resulted in episodes
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EnvyBy: Mary Lamb Anajiah Gunther
The Poet • Mary Lamb • Born December 3rd 1764 • Sister of Charles Lamb • Learned about writing from her father and later collaborated with her brother in writing • Suffered from bipolar disorder, which resulted in episodes • In one of her “episodes” she killed her mother and injured her father • Was sent to a madhouse, and later in custody of her younger brother, Charles Lamb • In the time, she developed a writing relationship with her brother and they often collaborated in writing • When she published poems, she didn’t used her name, she instead used her brother’s name because Mary didn’t want unwanted publicity prior to her episode. • Published many poems- most of them under her brother’s name • Style was collections of poetry and prose for children • Famous for her collaboration with her brother on the Tales of Shakespeare.
Poetic Structure • Style of Poem: Rhythmic • Stanzas: 3 • Lines: 18 • Rhythmic Poem: - The poem was organized in a rhythmic way to create a steady beat for the poem. • The speaker is Mary Lamb talking to people of society.
Poetic Terms AA B B C C Rhyme: Repetition of a stressed vowel sound and any sounds that follow it in words that are close together in a poem. This poem particularly has end rhyme, which is the rhymes in poetry occurring at the ends of lines. D D E E F F G G H H I I
Poetic Terms Imagery: Word or phrase that appears to one or more of the 5 senses. This part of the poem applies to the sense of sight, it shows being able see the “pretty flower” and the “red rose” and it also applies to the sense of smell, being able to “Had ever smelled its rose’s scent.”
Poetic Terms Personification: Type of metaphor, human qualities are given to something that is not human, such as an object, an animal, a force of nature, or even an idea. Here, they give a tree human-like characteristics, like being blind and senseless.
Poetic Terms Simile: Two unlike things are compared using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles. Mary Lamb compares a “blind and senseless tree” to “envious persons”.
So…. What’s The Meaning? • The literal meaning of the poem is how the plants wish they could change themselves, and how they worry about other and have never seen themselves for them. • The figurative meaning is everyone is jealous of another person’s qualities, or desires to be someone else other than them. But, really if they knew who they were as a person, they would accept them for who they really are instead of worrying about becoming or being like someone else. • The author’s purpose for writing this is to convey that you are you, and you shouldn’t want to change yourself. This relates to Lamb because she had episodes and killed her mom and wanted to change herself that but couldn’t. • The lesson is to just be yourself and don’t worry about if someone is better than you, and just be who you are instead of trying to change and be someone else.
So…. What’s The Meaning? • Discontent: Dissatisfaction • Fret: To be upset, unhappy, or worried • If this person wasn’t satisfied, or wished to change themselves, they would still be upset and unhappy.
So…. What’s The Meaning? • “red rose”: beauty If this person was upset with themselves, you would suppose that they had never seen their real beauty. And after a shower of compassion and love, they still have never seen themselves the way they really are. And if they could the real them, they would never be unhappy with the real them.
So…. What’s The Meaning? • “blind and senseless tree”: relates to someone who can’t see or feel, but Lamb uses a tree to describe this person. • envious: a feeling of resentment, jealousy, or desire brought on by another person’s abilities, possessions, or good fortune. Lamb has pictured the people that desire to be someone else to be “blind and senseless”. But, with all the care and culture, people will find their own “pretty flower” in their eyes.
Resources • "Poetry Out Loud." Poetry Out Loud. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. <http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poet/mary-lamb>. • "Mary Lamb." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lamb>. • "Mary Lamb." : The Poetry Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. <http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/mary-lamb>. • "Google." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. <https://www.google.com/>.
