Portrait of the Poet as Landscape Essay

The basic attribute that cane extracted from the persona of the character is his dilemmas in life. The vivid description of the surrounding community does not really have any sympathy to what a particular individual is going through as long as life goes on for each of people in the background. The terms â€Å"death† and â€Å"alive† do not really have much of an importance since the reference character does not really involve him to the actual events happening in the surroundings. The persona seems to be disgusted with how the world works and that finding a sense in living is futile.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The effects of terms â€Å"moods† and â€Å"remember† suggest that the persona may not actually be an entity at all. He is just like a ghost of his own dilemma wherein what he can only do is to cherish the life he once had. All the character can see is how busy the world is and that nothing really matters whether someone is in agony. It is only possible to create an illusion of change among the social structure but being a ghost himself cannot actually impart change. Everything is perceived by the persona to be temporary and materialistic.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   It is apparent that the poem presents the disgust of the persona towards artificial power over tangible things which are directly insinuated by the phrase â€Å"Fame: the adrenalin†. It tells that having a name can be a great tool not for a beneficial imagination but for a destructive illusion. This is the same as â€Å"defying gravity† which can almost imply absurdity.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   In the end, the poem presents that once a person achieves a kind of satisfying illusion, there is no other way to go but to go down. Otherwise, he would just look into matters beyond his illusion which can only cause unending search for perfection. The term â€Å"sixth sense† provides this incapacity of a person to achieve greater worth more than illusionary and artificial goals as these provide comfort in life (Bloland). Bushed   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The poem Bushed is particularly concerned over how a man perceives his surroundings in the presence of wild life influences. Although the literary article provides some sort of descriptions about the natural entities in the background, there is a difficult identification whether the perceptions were actually happening or just a figment of the man’s imagination.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   It is also evident that contrasting benefits and disadvantages are provided for the main character. He can basically utilize the natural resources around him while at the same time being threatened by the dangers lurking in the setting. Clear examples of advantages can be identified with the terms and phrases â€Å"building a shack†, â€Å"roasting porcupine† and â€Å"wearing quills†.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The term â€Å"dawn† played an important part by presenting the fact that the character was first lured by the beauty and benefits of the surroundings. However, a sudden change of the time frame would suggest that what the character was actually deceived for unanticipated danger lurks around him. The effect of the moon in the darkening of the atmosphere, the mocking of the owls and the seemingly fading away branches of the cedars impose loneliness.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The line which designates the â€Å"resting of the wind in the mountains† provide a clear glimpse of the dangers which are about to come. The term â€Å"arrowhead† is the most significant identification of the notion of danger. Although there is a complete time frame before it arrives to the persona, it is actually going to happen. As with the flints are expected to come which practically represent the slow influence of the coming dilemma. Works Cited Bloland, Sue Erikson. â€Å"Give the Atlantic.† The Atlantic Online. 1999. The Atlantic. 24 Jan 2008 .