The poem’ the red wheelbarrow’ was written by William Carols Williams and is counted amongst the modern day literature. There can be numerous reasons for this but in order to understand them; it would require careful evaluation of the poem itself. The opening sentence itself begins with the use of particular images which sets a dominant note. The word count is the pattern according to which the poem is set. The word positions are set as parallels and this itself is the primary method according to which any modern poem is written.
The words”Flowers by the Sea” what comes across is the simple usage of modern methods of contrasting and setting the word count. The constant visualization results in dominant imagery and though it has been criticized for the realism, what cannot be overlooked is the comparisons of the actual image in contrast to the vision created by Braque. The formal qualities draw our attention and it allows us to examine the substantial content in detail.
The great dependency shown on the red wheelbarrow as that allows the reader to understand the value and meaning of the dual attributes while at the same time creating a manifestation of the visual imagery. The mind has to grasp the phenomena in order to real it to real life concepts. The poem is structured in a manner in which there are four equal seized compositional units with only verb which allows for complete grammatical and semantic functioning.
This effect itself allows the reader to have delayed understanding of the meanings and the words are given deeper meaning at the same time. The reader’s mind dwells on the etymological meanings of “hangings from” etc while pondering over the word quality since each word has a distinct force attached to it. The phrase”so much” has a number of emotional meanings attached to it and only after a complex evaluation is the reader able to detect the meaning behind it. After identifying the number of complex ways, the reader reverts to the actual meanings behind the complex words and visuals. The mind’s dependence is contrasted to the parallels that exist within the words and the sentences.
The three stanzas create a process of dependency as the reader constantly looks back at the opening which contains the dominant verb and elements within. The word”depend” itself has a number of meanings which are attached to it. While one is closer to the physical meaning of the word, the other at the same time refers to the abstract meaning attached to the word.
While one can deduce the present yet there is an underlying tone of constant change as well which reinforce the idea of the “composing-antagonist”. There is a thread of interrelationships and one realizes that the present cannot be transcended and objects endure the change of time as does the mind.
The contrasts between the new age technology and the primitive machinery allows the reader to examine the difference between the new and old while being free from the usual verse as the radical verse usage of this poem creates the setting of modern poetry. Hence, the above reasons explain why this poem is considered a fine piece of modern poetry.