1. The Visitor by Gibbons Ruark
... 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 footnote of the poem. Popular music is full of joy and movement, the blind man's face expression reflects this because ... "Claire de Lune" and "Papa Haydn's dead and gone, gently down the stream." Observing the pieces she plays that she is an intermediate level piano player as all the pieces are Level 6/7 pieces. From there on t...
- Word Count: 1281
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Graduate