1. The Visitor by Gibbons Ruark
... also the piano tuner is significant in repairing the musical atmosphere in the household such that even the cat evokes a musical response. The poet makes beautiful use of audio-visual imagery to convey a sensation of music and melody which is felt throughout the poem "he finds the keyboard" "slow keys" "ringing changes". Symbolism is also an important aspect of the poem wherein the songs are the symbols ... "My wife plays Stardust. The blind man stands and smiles in her Direction, then disappears into the blaze of new October." The song is "American popular music" as described in the fo...
- Word Count: 1281
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Graduate