The poem is heavy in Irish references (W.B. Yeats’ Irish Fairy and Folk Tales to be exact). Dierdre was said to have taken her life in greif, sorrow at the loss of her true love to the man (a king) she was promised to. Further, the Irish have a saying “Keep the wind at your back”; the cat is an ominous reference (Irish believe the devil comes in the form of a black cat at times); merrow are mermaids that if their magical power (in the form of a red hat) is taken, knocked from their head then they lose the ability to go back beneath the sea. The ending is pastorical (as Dierdre took her life to return to her love, Arcadia is a prolific reference to pastorical peace and serenity). Hope this helps – and thank you Yoni!
Poetry / Deirdre and the Arcadian Sea. (Analysis)
Deirdre and the Arcadian Sea.
31 May 08.
There is a flailing dam
And it Crested-flamed; Bit wit withstandings
blundered asunder on Boat, as harbored up
and at Scored. so
Lest one born merrow’s hat unknockingly cast
can make peasant of a Storm,
Then as break-stone stakings on an open Shore
we should have seen, Say for One and with back turned considered these!
It comes a’rising, blessed if dreamt. so
Wind it rest assured and wit out
the laxed being Kings,
And the governed and the taxed
heed in as pullings do weeds-
Tighter in dressy Braids, piled up
actings pout the cottage cat, backed as he doeth such deeds.
What finally Nearest a cup to-be Poured but
An unsettlement of the Shore-
Say for One and “What for”.
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Griot reviewed Version 1 -
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I would like to say this was a good poem. It was too difficult for me to understand. I’m trying to figure out why you don’t have a (?) after the last line. The word usage was interesting, but I’m too lazy to look some of them up to figure out if it was an older style of english. If I’m in the audience you wrote this for – I hope this helped. (if not you can refund)
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Yoni reviewed Version 1 -
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It is interesting. I can follow some of the imagery but some of it is difficult to envision. Not sure what to make of using a period in the third sentence and then following it with a word that is not capitalized. There are other capitalized words here and there that don’t seem right being capitalized though I understand some hold special meaning and should be capitalized. The last paragraph was difficult to understand. If it is supposed to be not understandable, then it is fine the way it is, but if you want people to understand it better, maybe follow the ideas a bit more at the end.
chelly reviewed Version 1 -
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The last part was easier to read than the first so it kind of messed the over all flow. I’m not sure if I like this poem or not, I read it three times to make sure and I still am at a standstill in my likings.
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