In the poem, Spring in the Classroom, Mary Oliver writes about how certain things prevent us from ever knowing what love is, resulting in hatred. The irony shown in the poem is that spring is the “season of love.” The children are longing to be outside with nature. Our culture is what is stopping these children from being kids outside in the springtime.
This poem depicts numerous images of the season, such as: greening woodlot, leaves thickened, and birds called. Also, there are images to describe the students at school, including: elbows on dry books, suffered to be kept indoors, sat like captives, and breathed the chalky air. Imagery helped to show why the children were longing for the season. It also shows how the students were “locked” inside.
The simile “sat like captives” represents that the students were forced to stay inside and learn while “spring surrounded the classroom” as said in the poem. At first, the children “grew angry to be held so” because they could not go outside. After so long, they began to hate spring since they were never able to be with nature and love it.
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This poem depicts numerous images of the season, such as: greening woodlot, leaves thickened, and birds called. Also, there are images to describe the students at school, including: elbows on dry books, suffered to be kept indoors, sat like captives, and breathed the chalky air. Imagery helped to show why the children were longing for the season. It also shows how the students were “locked” inside.
The simile “sat like captives” represents that the students were forced to stay inside and learn while “spring surrounded the classroom” as said in the poem. At first, the children “grew angry to be held so” because they could not go outside. After so long, they began to hate spring since they were never able to be with nature and love it.
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