Week 6 Literary Analysis
Andres Bello
"Known as "the artistic liberator" of Spanish America, Andres Bellow rote at a moment when Latin American nations were throwing off the yoke of colonial rule." (388)
Ode to Troipcal Agriculture
As soon as I read this title I had a feeling it was going to have to do with nature, farming, fruit, the rain forest, or something along those lines.
Bello describes land, dirt, Earth very different then I have seen before. It made me notice how important the things he was talking about was too me. He talked about it with such passion. Since he gave the land a sense of emotion we can tell what it is feeling. As a reader this changed my perspective on how we treat our earth. The author did this so us readers would get a look at how the Earth would act if it were human.
Bello focuses on calling out the people who changed for the worse. He says people care more about materialistic things and money then about the land that is giving them so many things to live off of.
I thought this poem was very interesting because it can easily tie into today's society. We as people tend to focus more on things like phones, money, jewelry, social media, etc. instead of focusing on things like making sure our Earth is healthy.
One section of this poem that really stood out to me was
"Do you seek lasting joys, happiness as much as is given to a man on Earth? Where laughter is close to tears, and always ah, always among the flowers pricks the thorn? Go enjoy the farmers life, his lovely peace, untroubled by bitterness, and envy. (391)
This stood out to me because it is like Bello is trying to give us advice. If we want to relax and slow down we must change to the farmer lifestyle. I am not sure if agree or disagree with this but it is clear that life in the country vs the city is very different.
"Known as "the artistic liberator" of Spanish America, Andres Bellow rote at a moment when Latin American nations were throwing off the yoke of colonial rule." (388)
Ode to Troipcal Agriculture
As soon as I read this title I had a feeling it was going to have to do with nature, farming, fruit, the rain forest, or something along those lines.
Bello describes land, dirt, Earth very different then I have seen before. It made me notice how important the things he was talking about was too me. He talked about it with such passion. Since he gave the land a sense of emotion we can tell what it is feeling. As a reader this changed my perspective on how we treat our earth. The author did this so us readers would get a look at how the Earth would act if it were human.
Bello focuses on calling out the people who changed for the worse. He says people care more about materialistic things and money then about the land that is giving them so many things to live off of.
I thought this poem was very interesting because it can easily tie into today's society. We as people tend to focus more on things like phones, money, jewelry, social media, etc. instead of focusing on things like making sure our Earth is healthy.
One section of this poem that really stood out to me was
"Do you seek lasting joys, happiness as much as is given to a man on Earth? Where laughter is close to tears, and always ah, always among the flowers pricks the thorn? Go enjoy the farmers life, his lovely peace, untroubled by bitterness, and envy. (391)
This stood out to me because it is like Bello is trying to give us advice. If we want to relax and slow down we must change to the farmer lifestyle. I am not sure if agree or disagree with this but it is clear that life in the country vs the city is very different.
Hey Megan, I like the analysis on "Ode to Tropical Agriculture". I just read the poem the other day and was suprise that the poem was really going onto describe colonial rule rather than what the title read like you said. I also agreed with the comparrison you made between materialism over land with today's society. I too feel it easily connect together but it shows that this has been a conflict of people for for quite some time. Overall I really enjoyed reading your perspective on the poem, nice job.
ReplyDeleteHi Megan,
ReplyDeleteGreat analysis on the Ode to Tropical Agriculture poem. I agree with you in that I loved the way Bello embedded the emotion and life into the Earth by describing it as if it was human. One part of the passage that you highlighted stuck out to me as well, “Go enjoy the farmer’s life, his lovely peace, untroubled by bitterness, and envy” (391). Bello acts as though a farmer may not have any troubles, however I’m not sure it’s fair to say that. Bitterness and envy can be relative person to person, and I’m sure many country folk have felt those emotions in some way. Thanks for the great insight!
Hey Megan!
ReplyDeleteGood job with your analysis this week on the Ode to Tropical Agriculture poem. I didn't read this poem but it sounds very interesting. I like how you shared your personal feelings toward the poem. What were some lines from the poem that you read that showed a lot of emotion, and how did he describe it differently than other poets?
-Patrick