I. Intro
a) Thesis: The depressed tone and melancholy diction and the predictable rhyme scheme in the poem "The Voice" by Thomas Hardy cpntributes to the theme that you can never get back what you've lost.
II. Body
a) The author uses melancholy diction such as "listlessness", "wistfullness", and "faltering" to show that without this woman, he has been reduced to misery.
b) The rhetorical questions in this poem are examples of the false hope this man feels everytime something reminds him of his lost lover.
i] ex. "Can it be you I hear?"
c) The use of a perfect rhyme for every other line shows that the speaker's life has been reduced to complete predictability with no surprises or excitement now that his lover is gone.
III. Conclusion
a) In conclusion, the depressed tone and melancholy diction along with the predictable rhyme scheme contribute to the theme that you can never get back what you've lost in Thomas Hardy's poem, "The Voice".
2 comments:
I did not do this poem for my original blog. So, in reading your outline it gave me clearer understanding about what "The Voice" by Thomas Hardy may possible be about. Great analysis of the literary techniques. The most interesting thing was your interpretation of the predictable rhyme scheme, which contributes to the theme and the inability to retrieve what was one has lost. Good observation of the melancholy and depressed diction, which represents the speaker's misery. You also make good references to the text through the use of well explained examples. Overall, thorough outline.... and very helpful. Well done Laura!
I think you are on your way to a well written commentary. You organized each paragraph well including a literary technique in each paragraph to explain your main theme of loss. I like the idea of the predictable rhyme scheme as a main contribution to the theme. Your outline shows that if you were to continue this commentary it would be good!
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