Refering to the title, which leads the reader into the realm of yellow and like a symphony, there are many layers, sounds and textures. These textures, sound and sights are represented in the three stanzas of the poem. In the first stanza, the narrator describes a bus crossing the Thames river. Relating back to the title of the poem, the bus represents a visual of a butterfly.
The poem represents in my opinion, how Wilde, is the conductor of a symphony and yellow is the piece of music that is being played and each section represents the sections of the symphony. This is more noticeable in the last stanza. The speaker goes into how the changing of the seasons is like the crescendo of a beautifully written symphony.
The poem ends with a constrast from the yellow. The speaker goes into how the Thames is pale green and at his feet. I believe he mentioned the river because every action that has happened thus far has been around the Thames.
Tony,
ReplyDeleteGood synopsis of and commentary on Wilde's poem, with some insightful observations. The reliance solely on paraphrase and summary, though, in the absence of any textual support, really weakens the success of this post.
yeeteth
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