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Essays on Analysis of Week 2 Poems
Introduction
The two poems “Three Desk Objects” by Margaret Atwood and “The City in the Sea” by
Edgar Allan Poe carries critical themes and imagery. For instance, Atwood’s poem is
highlighting the subtle histories and latent warmth of inanimate objects, whereas for Poe, there is
an eerie and melancholic portrayal of city ruled by Death. However, both are having sense of
symbolism and technical language that evokes profound emotions and reflections regarding the
passing of time and the nature of existence.
Summary
To begin with, “Three Desk Objects,” by Atwood is a personification of daily objects that
can be found on a desk. Things like lamps, electric typewriters, or clocks and this connotes that
the very objects have acquired historical energies, highlighting a critical sense of respect and fear
towards the very items. It is a suggestion that they are very important, particularly with regrads
to human experiences and deaths which have happened for them to be in existence (Atwood). On
the other hand, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The City in the Sea” is a depiction of surreal and
foreboding city submerged beneath the sea, ruled by death. The description of the city is with
bountiful beauty – the shrines, palaces, and towers but all have decayed and have been forgetten.
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Essays on Analysis of Week 2 Poems
Introduction
The two poems “Three Desk Objects” by Margaret Atwood and “The City in the Sea” by
Edgar Allan Poe carries critical themes and imagery. For instance, Atwood’s poem is
highlighting the subtle histories and latent warmth of inanimate objects, whereas for Poe, there is
an eerie and melancholic portrayal of city ruled by Death. However, both are having sense of
symbolism and technical language that evokes profound emotions and reflections regarding the
passing of time and the nature of existence.
Summary
To begin with, “Three Desk Objects,” by Atwood is a personification of daily objects that
can be found on a desk. Things like lamps, electric typewriters, or clocks and this connotes that
the very objects have acquired historical energies, highlighting a critical sense of respect and fear
towards the very items. It is a suggestion that they are very important, particularly with regrads
to human experiences and deaths which have happened for them to be in existence (Atwood). On
the other hand, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The City in the Sea” is a depiction of surreal and
foreboding city submerged beneath the sea, ruled by death. The description of the city is with
bountiful beauty – the shrines, palaces, and towers but all have decayed and have been forgetten.
