Friday, August 2, 2019
Vivid Use of Imagery in My Fatherââ¬â¢s Garden, by David Wagoner Essay
In David Wagonerââ¬â¢s poem, ââ¬Å"My Fatherââ¬â¢s Gardenâ⬠, the speaker describes his fatherââ¬â¢s job as a fruitful gardener that his father find very productive but does not finally yield anything of value. Through the use of vivid imagery, we are presented with two contrasting outlooks on life. In four stanzas, Wagonerââ¬â¢s use of imagery and metaphors shows us what he thinks of his fatherââ¬â¢s job, his education and subsequently, the choices his father has made throughout his life. We are first presented with image of an open hearth which directly sets the tone for the first stanza. The speaker description of his father as a knight in a furnace with where ââ¬Å"white hot steelâ⬠(ln, 1) that is pierced by ââ¬Å"his lanceâ⬠(ln, 2) has a negative connotation. With the use of the words, ââ¬Å"blazingâ⬠and ââ¬Å"moltenâ⬠(ln, 4), the setting is hell-like and ultimately gives us an insight into the speakerââ¬â¢s impression of his father. However, in the last sentence, the scene drastically changes from a mercilessââ¬Å"open hearthâ⬠to a calm a scrapyard that is his fatherââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"kind of gardenâ⬠(ln, 6). In the secon...
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