I feel a little ridiculous asking, but is this a common thing with reincarnation? I genuinely feel like I lived there or called it home at some point, but I have only ever lived in London. I get very brief snippets of life in the Valleys, from the looks of it about 1970's-1980's. When in one of the more intense bouts, I listen to Welsh music, research Welsh history, and its the most bizarre thing, but I feel like I already *know* it.? I've started learning Welsh, and as someone who is awful at languages, I'm picking it up surprisingly quickly. Ever since, I've felt this lingering sort of homesickness that I can't explain. It came back about two days after we returned to England, but for that entire month I felt like I was in a really beautiful trance. I have pretty severe depression, so I'm used to feeling kind of numb, but that almost completely "healed" the second we got there. I spent the entire month more connected with myself and my surroundings than I have ever been, since I was about four. My dad and grandpa dragged me on a month-long trip there in the summer of 2018, and I wasn't excited at all, until we crossed the bridge (for non-Brits, theres a long bridge connecting Wales and England.) Literally the second we touched the other side, I felt like I might cry. I have never lived in Wales, I don't speak Welsh, and, until about two years ago, I had never actually been there before. The dissertation concludes by noting and reviewing examples of successive poets that have been influenced by Hopkins’ work.I'm mostly Welsh by blood, but it has never been much of a part of my life. Hopkins’ letters, journals and sermons are drawn upon in order to better understand the context of each poem evaluated. Various thematic influences upon Hopkins are examined and his lifelong quest for individuality and ‘thisness’ is positioned against the background of his intense religious beliefs. Biographical, critical and psychological considerations are documented only inasmuch as these factors help explain elements of the Hopkins’ canon. Where possible, the dissertation evaluates the effectiveness of Hopkins’ prosody as well as his technique. Several poems are closely examined under these headings in order to demonstrate Hopkins’ poetic theories and to contrast them with other contemporary poets’ approaches where appropriate. The uniqueness of Hopkins’ work is due to a radical approach to theme, rhythm and aural effect. The aim of this paper is to identify those factors which caused the later (post-1875) poems of the Jesuit priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins to be considered so original. The final chapter discusses the conclusions that culminate from the previous chapters. Chapter three analyzes the death motif, particularly prevalent in "The Moosehead," "On the Divide," and "Arlington." Haines's sound device usage, in connection with these poems, also is examined in chapter three. Selected poems from Winter News and later books are discussed in detail. Chapter two discusses the importance sound has in poetry the chapter details Goold Brown's classification of letters, which is used as the basis for the sound dissection. Chapter one introduces Haines and establishes the boundaries of this paper. This paper closely examines a variety of his poems in Winter News and subsequent books, and it illustrates his extensive sound device usage. Haines produces sounds and rhythms using a variety of devices such as assonance, consonance, and alliteration. This makes the words sound as if they 'belong' together by natural affinity" (l45). Vendler notes that "poets 'bind' words together in a line by having them share sounds, whether consonants or vowels. Scholar Helen Vendler says that poets are aware of all the sounds in their poems, as well as the various rhythms. Many critics have focused on Haines's use of metaphor and imagery throughout his poetry in Winter News and subsequent books, yet one area that has not been addressed in detail is Haines's use of sound devices, a vital poetic element. It is an isolation that Haines portrays well to his audience and one that has earned him critical praise. Haines says Winter News "was born of the isolation in which I then lived" (preface OMD). The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting, trapping, the Arctic cold, animals, and death. The book contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded Haines during his many years of living in Richardson, Alaska. Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966.
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