“The Clod and the Pebble” is a poem written
by William Blake that talks about two different materials that represent two
types of love. The Clod that is formed by clay represents the love to the others
and the Pebble, a small stone, the selfish part of love.
The Pebble in the poem tries to transmit that he does
not care about the others, he enjoys making impossible the life to the others, “And
builds a Hell in Heaven’s despite”. He makes this for his joy, he does
not care what happen to the others, he only cares about himself. The Clod does
not care about himself, I understand that it has not sense to take care about
himself, “Nor for itself hath any care”. The clod aim is concern on the others.
In the poem there are different types of literary
devices, the anaphora “And builds a Heaven in Hell’s despair” and
“And builds a Hell in Heaven’s despite”,
auditory image “So sung a little Clod of Clay” and visual image “…Pebble
of the brook”.
In conclusion I think that this poem explains very
well how the two types of love are represented in two different materials, that
it is really interesting. If I have to choose between to be a Clod or a Pebble,
I would prefer to be a Clod because I think that others are more important than
oneself. If you give more you will
receive the double.
Well-written essay Valen! You make good use of vocabulary so as to analyse this poem.
ResponderEliminarI think the organisation of the body could be improved. You use one paragraph to describe both the clod and the pebble´s point of view and then you accumulate all the literary devices together in the third paragraph.
You should mix the quotations with your explanation of the poem. You mention anaphora, auditory and visual images. Why is it that you have chosen these three lines? What do they transmit? Are the essencial for your essay about love? Why? Remember mentioning devices is not enough, you have to analyse the phrases you have chosen so as to say what they transmit.
Your conclusion is clear and personal, you did a good job!
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