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Interpretation Of Emerson Essay Research Paper Ralph

Interpretation Of Emerson Essay, Research Paper


Ralph Waldo Emerson s poem, Each and All is a work


that correlates and examines the relationships between


various animate, and inanimate objects that exist on


different levels of life. In order to modify and emphasize


his points and ideas Emerson uses a variety of techniques,


both conventional and unconventional poetic devices. Each


and All is a poem that organizes and puts into perspective


all aspects of life, including his own, while creating a


unifying theme between beauty, truth, and spirituality.


Due to the inconsistent patterns that exist throughout


the lines it becomes evident within the structure of this


particular work that Emerson has no distinctive style.


Emerson s use of rhyme within this poem varies from the


rhymed couplet to a split couplet, inversion, slant rhyme,


no rhyme or blank verse, and enjambment. Inversion and


enjambment occur in this in poem in lines 1 and 2 where


Emerson says, Little thinks, in the field, yon red-cloaked


clown, Of the from the hill top looking down. In lines


1-12 of the poem we witness Emerson s use of the rhymed


couplet, AABBCCDD, etc, which remains consistent until lines


13-16 and 38-44 where we witness an unexpected change in the


rhyme scheme, or split couplets. Line 13 begins G in our


pattern of rhyme however, proceeding this begins H then G,


and finally H to complete this inconsistency that can also


be looked at as an ABAB rhyme pattern within a pattern of


rhymed couplets. Emerson also uses slant rhyme in his


poetry to create the consistent pattern of the couplets.


Words such as: shore/uproar, hermitage/cage, wreath/breath,


attire/choir, etc. There are even examples of blank verse


in this work in lines 19, and 45-47. In line 19 the word


shore has no word preceding or proceeding it that rhymes


with it. Also, in lines 45-47, the words ground, sky, and


deity rhyme with nothing before or after it.


The inconsistencies and varying patterns of this poem


communicate not only a lack of form and continuity, but also


an abruptness in the transition of Emerson s ideas. Also,


as one reads the poem a sense of ascension is met in the


lines as Emerson relates objects in an order of progression


or evolution.


Throughout Each and All Emerson examines the


relationships between objects and their surroundings which


lead him to his first moment of sublime and transition to


the beauty of connection. Emerson observes the red cloak

ed


clown and the hilltop from which he looks down, the


heifers that low in the upland farm, the sexton that


tolls the bell that great Napoleon stops to listen to with


delight, etc. In lines 11 and 12 Emerson says, All are


needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone this


quote solidifies the liquid comparisons made by Emerson


preceding this quote. The ideas explicated by this quote


also promote a sense of unity amongst the constituents of


each instance.


Emerson s moment of sublime also forces him to venture


further into his analysis of the beauty of the connections


he had observed. Through his analysis Emerson begins to


clarify his definition of beauty in exemplifying that the


beauty of which he speaks has to do with completion, and the


connection of everything. For example, the ear and sound,


the eye and sight, the connection of the sparrow to its


nest, the sky and river, the sea shells to the shore,


bubbles, waves, and pearls, chastity and marriage, and the


virgin s train to the snow-white choir. After exhausting


himself with his analysis of beauty and reaching the


conclusion that it is temporary, Emerson comes to his third


and final catharsis of truth.


Emerson says, in lines 38-41, Then I said, I covet


truth; Beauty is unripe childhoods cheat; I leave it behind


with the games of youth: – As I spoke, beneath my feet.


However, from lines 44 to the end Emerson revisits the


beauty of nature and unites it with truth, making the


connection and completion of the two. This connection then


furthers the ascension of his poetry leading him to the


superior, eternal, truth of God. Emerson says, Around me


stood the oaks and firs; Pine-cones and acorns lay on the


ground; Over me soared the external sky, Full of light and


deity Beauty through my senses stole; I yielded myself to


the perfect whole.


Emerson s unconventional and undefined style of poetry


writing proves to be conducive to his thought process. When


he makes the transitions from one idea to another the poem


parallels this change by breaking the consistent rhythmic


pattern with an inconsistent one. The incoherence of the


rhythmic pattern occurs so unexpectedly the reader is forced


to acknowledge the idea that is communicated in it. Emerson


produces the feeling of progression and ascension in his


poetry through the rhymed couplets, which symbolize his


onward steps toward seeking the knowledge of God, the


perfect whole.

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