Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Dalliance of the Eagles
In this poem Walt Whitman writes in free verse and his explanation of the two Eagles falling in a gyrating wheel somewhat depicts his style of writing. The Eagles are a symbol of freedom, and Walt Whitman writes in free verse. The way these two beautiful birds latch onto each other fiercely but yet tenderly is amazing. The Eagles show love as well as a sense of rage through their straight fall towards the ground talon in talon. It’s as if they are fighting and when they come close to the earth they break apart and it’s as if everything is suddenly okay again. They have settled their problems and I think that this poem is written to show it’s normal to have rage and love at the same time. It’s going to happen more than once in someone’s lifetime. The Eagles are used because it’s a unique thing to see, and love is a unique thing to find.
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Stiffler shows her complete understanding through this repsonse as well as giving her own personal take onthe poem. Putting imagery into our mind by connecting Whitman's use of free verse writing to the picture he produces. She did give me a different way to interpret the poem by saying its okay/normal to have both rage and love at the same time. Also, stating that Eagle's cart-wheeling is a unique thing to witness and love is a unique thing to witness or find in a lifetime. These things may happen once or twice in your lifetime, so take life's problems that surround you and leap over them. It is okay to be apart of the "harsh real world realities", but to also be apart of something bigger: the opportunity to be better.
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