Term Papers on Commentary On “Elegy For Jane”

Term Paper Title	Commentary On “Elegy For Jane”
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Commentary on “Elegy for Jane”

            In this poem the persona speaks “the words” of love for Jane, his student who was “thrown by a horse”. This love that he feels for the girl, though, is described as neither that of a lover nor that of a father but is clearly very strong because of the way in which he reacts to her death. With the use of continuous references to nature, the author creates a harmonious depiction of his student and delineates how this event has affected him emotionally.

            “I remember” are key words to analyzing this poem for they emphasize how the images of Jane are part of the persona’s past. An elegy is generally written to mourn the death of someone and therefore most probably Jane died as a result of the fall. The first image that the author develops is the hair which, with the use of a simile, he compares to tendrils. He then proceeds to the eyes and finally to her mouth from which he says to hear her voice. The persona cannot stop thinking of her and one image leads to another almost to give us a more global view of what she was like. It is evident that the persona is very attached to this girl for her smile and voice are able of changing everything into beauty.

            In the poem we see two aspects of Jane: when she is happy and when she is sad. The first stanza deals with the young woman’s happiness, underlined by the frequent use of words with positive connotations such as “happy” and “delight”. The joy she creates and experiences is immense for even the shade sings with her. Her voice is so beautiful that it affects everything surrounding her: like the small circular waves formed when something is thrown in water, her joy is dispersed everywhere. The use of the sounds “l” and “t” render this first stanza very melodical and contribute to the idea of love and happiness the images suggest. Even the hidden mold sings along with her as the whispers of leaves turns into kisses. ...

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