Essay about Snake, By DH Lawrence - 679 Words

Snake nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;When the snake first came to the water-trough, the narrator was excited and glad quot;he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water trough.quot; He quot;felt so honouredquot; at this visit whilst at the same time, the voices of his quot;accursed human educationquot; advised him to kill it, for it was a gold snake and therefore venomous. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Those voices said to him, quot;If you were not afraid you would kill him.quot; The narrator quot;picked up a clumsy log And threw itquot; at the snake when the snake was leaving. Like for a moment, the majestic spell of awe was broken and the voices overpowered him so his real cowardice shone through. He had asked†¦show more content†¦The use of words like silently, softly, in the beginning when he is first describing the snake and the snakes motions, serve to get us into a quiet, observing mood. Then saying the snake quot;mused a momentquot; gives us the impression that the snake is quot;like a kingquot;, quiet and majestic. Again, later in the poem, using words such as dreamily and slowly, projecting that quiet atmosphere. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The narrator seems almost confused by how he feels toward this snake. His voices tell him he is a coward and that he isnt a man because he hasnt killed the snake. But he longs to talk to him. He seems to feel a connection to this snake. He quot;felt so honouredquot; to be with the snake. He was afraid, and he recognized that, quot;But even so, honoured still morequot; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;After he threw the log at the snake and the snake disappears he quot;immediatly regetted it.quot; He quot;thought of the albatrossquot; this of course is an allusion to the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge called the quot;Rime of the Ancient Marinerquot;. quot;Snakequot; does indeed seem to be similar to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner when the snake came and drank, and the albatross came for food or playquot;. When the snake appears at the water trough, the narrator is honoured and happy to see the snake, this is like when the quot;Albatross came through theShow MoreRelatedThe Snake : Freudian Idealisms, Human Self Conflict And Religious Integrity1154 Words   |  5 Pages The Snake: Freudian Idealisms, Human Self-Conflict and Religious Integrity By: Josh Howe For: Mrs. Polivick Date: 9/23/14 At the turn of the 20th century, a plethora of poetic revolutions took place due to the social, political, and religious events that defined the era. Imagism is one of the most notable movements, as it spawned many forms of poetry that still thrive today, forms such as: jazz poetry, pylon poetry, and, most notably, nature poetry. Nature poetry shows man’s appreciationRead More Thomas Hardy sometimes uses the landscape to reflect mood of his characters.3697 Words   |  15 Pageslandscape to reflect mood of his characters. Choose two brief extracts (about two pages each) where he does this; one when Tess is happy and another when she is not. How does Hardy reflect Tesss mood through landscape in these extracts? How does Lawrence use setting and place in Tickets Please? How do these two writers manage to convey a sense of the time at which these stories are written? The first extract I have chosen to analyse in Tess of the DUrbervilles when Tess is happy is In the