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Analyze the form of “Young Deer” and “Psalm” below. Both these poems have similar subjects—do the poets treat these subjects in similar ways? Both poems are also in free verse. What notable things do you see in the form of each poem? Do the poets use enjambment? How is white space used to emphasize certain elements of each poem? Overall, how would you compare these two poems?
YOUNG DEER
That is looks out at us.
from
that thicket, front leg planted
in the dry gold of leaves.
Ears standing up
alerted into fans of listening to what may be
coming. eyes huge in
that narrow head, mouth tender
Psalm
By George Oppen
In the small beauty of the forest
The wild deer bedding down—
That they are there!
Their eyes
Effortless, the soft lips
Nuzzle and the alien small teeth
Tear at the grass
The roots of it
Dangle from their mouths
Scattering earth in the strange woods.
They who are there.
Their paths
Nibbled thru the fields, the leaves that shade them
Hang in the distances
Of sun
The small nouns
Crying faith
In this in which the wild deer
Startle, and stare out.
“Psalm” by George Oppen, from New Collected Poems, copyright © 1975 by George Oppen. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation
In the small beauty of the forest
The wild deer bedding down—
That they are there!
Their eyes
Effortless, the soft lips
Nuzzle and the alien small teeth
Tear at the grass
The roots of it
Dangle from their mouths
Scattering earth in the strange woods.
They who are there.
Their paths
Nibbled thru the fields, the leaves that shade them
Hang in the distances
Of sun
The small nouns
Crying faith
In this in which the wild deer
Startle, and stare out.
“Psalm” by George Oppen, from New Collected Poems, copyright © 1975 by George Oppen. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation
Help 82
Here is Laurie Sheck’s poem “Bluefish” below. Arrange the words in lines you think suit the words. What overall meaning do you hope to emphasize this way? Then, compare your poem to the original (handout). Which one do you like better? Why?
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