1. Coincidentia Oppositorum: The Layering of Contrasts in Paint
... "direct and terrible," "delicious death," "her red umbrella, filtering the light, rouges her face with a bloody glow," and "in harmony, she moves along, glad to be alive, smiling an empty smile," all serve to support the meaning and mood of this poem as slightly sour, positioning "Beautiful Dorothea" in a dream where these words would make sense and come together. The poet sets ... components to be discussed with regard to these two works is that of action and stasis. After setting the scene of "Beautiful Dorothea" as one of tranquility, where "the stupefied world collapses into a siest...
- Word Count: 2157
- Approx Pages: 9
- Grade Level: Graduate