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[Wonsungideuri]

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[Wonsungideuri]

Hello, I was hoping someone could help me analyse this poem and help pick out techniques. So far I've only managed to get:

- anaphora (creates a sense of identity, creates emphasis, conveys a sense of conviction and determination, heightens emotions, establishes a sense of rhythm)

- tone (optimistic and hopeful)

- mood (tense, initially fearful, eventually becomes determined)

- enjambment maybe in the last stanza? I don't know how to work with it though...

 

Any help would be much appreciated!

[spoiler] 'Discovery' - Wislawa Szymborska

 

I believe in the great discovery.
I believe in the man who will make the discovery.
I believe in the fear of the man who will make the discovery.

 

I believe in his face going white,
His queasiness, his upper lip drenched in cold sweat.

 

I believe in the burning of his notes,
burning them into ashes,
burning them to the last scrap.

 

I believe in the scattering of numbers,
scattering them without regret.

 

I believe in the man’s haste,
in the precision of his movements,
in his free will.

 

I believe in the shattering of tablets,
the pouring out of liquids, the extinguishing of rays.

 

I am convinced this will end well,
that it will not be too late,
that it will take place without witnesses.

 

I’m sure no one will find out what happened,
not the wife, not the wall,
not even the bird that might squeal in its song.

 

I believe in the refusal to take part.
I believe in the ruined career.
I believe in the wasted years of work.
I believe in the secret taken to the grave.

 

These words soar for me beyond all rules
without seeking support from actual examples.
My faith is strong, blind, and without foundation.[/spoiler]

 

And if it isn't too difficult, possibly help provide some ideas on what and how discovery is conveyed in the poem. I'm basically trying to relate it to the rubric provided:

[spoiler]Discovery can encompass the experience of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. Discoveries can be sudden and unexpected, or they can emerge from a process of deliberate and careful planning evoked by curiosity, necessity or wonder. Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful in ways that may be emotional, creative, intellectual, physical and spiritual. They can also be confronting and provocative. They can lead us to new worlds and values, stimulate new ideas, and enable us to speculate about future possibilities. Discoveries and discovering can offer new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others.

An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering can vary according to personal, cultural, historical and social contexts and values. The impact of these discoveries can be far-reaching and transformative for the individual and for broader society. Discoveries may be questioned or challenged when viewed from different perspectives and their worth may be reassessed over time. The ramifications of particular discoveries may differ for individuals and their worlds.

By exploring the concept of discovery, students can understand how texts have the potential to affirm or challenge individuals’ or more widely-held assumptions and beliefs about aspects of human experience and the world. Through composing and responding to a wide range of texts, students may make discoveries about people, relationships, societies, places and events and generate new ideas. By synthesising perspectives, students may deepen their understanding of the concept of discovery. Students consider the ways composers may invite them to experience discovery through their texts and explore how the process of discovering is represented using a variety of language modes, forms and features.
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Any help would be very much appreciated :)

 

This isn't very much help probably but there is personification where it says, "not the wife, not the wall" because it is applying the human action of finding something out to a non-human wall. Also, the next line where it says, "the bird that might squeal in its song" is personification as well, since telling a secret is a human action being applied to a bird.

It's kind of hard for me to understand the rubric and what it's asking. In the poem, discovery is portrayed as something very negative and horrifying and something that needs to be covered up -- the opposite of how discovery is usually viewed, since it's usually shared and celebrated. I took AP Literature in hs and I took a literature-analysis type class in college, so I might be able to help if you explain a little more what it is asking for. You can PM me if you want. I hope I helped, even if it was just a little.