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Letters from Yorkshire (Themes: contrast and iindequacy ("you out…
Letters from Yorkshire
Structure
Free verse
conversational tone
reflects less formal acts of romance
Enjambment
flowing - ever-changing seasons
adds to conversational tone
Themes: contrast and iindequacy
"you out there in the cold...me with my heartful of headlines"
live completely different lives yet still can love each other
defying the odds - together despite differences
sense of separation
resolved in final few stanzas - sense of connection
"Is your life more real because you dig and sow?"
active verbs - his life is more meaningful because he experiences "seasons turning"
truly experiencing life/nature, behind a "screen" and "indoors"
"breaking" "clearing"
active verbs - he is doing things
makes his life more meaningful - he is active
worries she is inadequate because she has less experiences - less adequate
pronouns "him" vs. "you"
him - man in the letter you - addresses him
demonstrates there is a difference between him in the letters and reality
Themes: connection and romance
"not romance"
poem focuses on mundane aspects of relationships
writing a letter is an act of love, but not conventionally
connection isn't superficial - go beyond simple acts of romance
communication forms basis of their relationship
"souls tap out messages"
spiritual connection
still connected despite distance - strong bond
"sends me word of that other world"
man acts as a bridge between them in their different worlds
separated, yet he brings them together
contrast between their lives
"came indoors to write me"
coming into her world to communicate with her
Comparisons
Winter Swans
Natural imagery
Sonnet 29
physical and mental aspects of relationship