God in His infinite wisdom
Did not make me very wise-
So when my actions are stupid
They hardly take God by surprise
In the poem, "Acceptance," Hughes uses rhythm and metaphor to convey the fact that we have to accept the limit of our wisdom and the knowledge to do the right thing. Hughes said. "did not make me very wise/my actions are stupid. Hughes is using metaphor to tell us that our wisdom is limited by comparing it with God. He's using rhythm by saying, "Did not make me very wise/ They hardly take God by surprise. He uses rhythm to tell us that we have to follow the things that we believe in, like the beat of the rhythms.
The HR theme that this poem pervade throughout the peom is Determination to fight against oppression because the poem is saying that we don't have a lot of wisdom, but we can still do it by depending on ourselves and not others. We have to accept the fact that we can't do much compare to God, but we can still do it if we try.
I chose this poem because it's short but meaningful. It also reflects some of the HR theme, so I chose this poem. I like the rhythm that is pervasive throughout the poem making it sounds good and smooth.
Great poem but wheres your analysis?????
ReplyDeleteThis is a great poem, and you could make a lot of use out of it! Connect it to the Harlem Ren. and it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome to provide this analysis, remember though that Hughes was an Atheist. He actually got allot of guff for his poem "Goodbye Christ". Try reading the poem from that point of view it takes on a different meaning.
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