Gary Snyder:
Gary Snyder began his career in the 1950s as a noted member of the “Beat
Generation,” though he has since explored a wide range of social and spiritual
matters in both poetry and prose. Snyder’s work blends physical reality and
precise observations of nature with inner insight received primarily through
the practice of Zen Buddhism. (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/gary-snyder)
Generation,” though he has since explored a wide range of social and spiritual
matters in both poetry and prose. Snyder’s work blends physical reality and
precise observations of nature with inner insight received primarily through
the practice of Zen Buddhism. (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/gary-snyder)
Analysis:
he is at the top of a tower being able to see everything. seeing how people are in different situations like weather. watching the weather and people change, he is going from the city life with "city people lean and dark" to the country life.
Devices:
Allusion:
"Along range of granite peaks, the names forgotten. An eastward running river that ends out in desert."
The granite peaks of the names forgotten is actually Mount Rushmore. Instead of just using the name, he decided to use and allusion because even though most people don't remember this it is very important.
Hyperbole:
"It melts away, for whatever sprouts, after the age of, frozen hearts."
Hearts aren't actually frozen, this is just an exageration of things in nature that people love that was frozen over winter and it now melting because spring is coming.
"Along range of granite peaks, the names forgotten. An eastward running river that ends out in desert."
The granite peaks of the names forgotten is actually Mount Rushmore. Instead of just using the name, he decided to use and allusion because even though most people don't remember this it is very important.
Hyperbole:
"It melts away, for whatever sprouts, after the age of, frozen hearts."
Hearts aren't actually frozen, this is just an exageration of things in nature that people love that was frozen over winter and it now melting because spring is coming.