Concetti Chiave
- The poem "Adlestrop" reflects on a moment of unexpected stillness during a train stop in late June, emphasizing the natural beauty of the setting.
- Structured in four stanzas with a regular rhyme scheme, the poem uses literary devices like alliteration, repetition, and assonance to enhance its lyrical quality.
- The contrast between the serene natural landscape and the underlying theme of war-induced desolation is a central element of the poem.
- Specific references to flora, such as willows and meadowsweet, paint a vivid picture of the peaceful countryside setting.
- The poet's use of the word "Unwontedly" highlights the unusual nature of the train's stop, adding to the sense of unexpected tranquility.
Yes, I remember Adlestrop --
The name, because one afternoon A
Of heat the express-train drew up there
Unwontedly. It was late June. A
The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat.
No one left and no one came B
On the bare platform. What I saw
Was Adlestrop -- only the name B
And willows, willow-herb, and grass,
And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, C
No whit less still and lonely fair
Than the high cloudless in the sky. C
And for that minute a blackbird sang
Close by, and round him, mistier, D
Farther and farther, all the birds
Of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. D
Analisi della poesia
In this poem, the poet develops the naturalistic aspects and it’s in contrast with the war poems. The poet gives us information about the place (Adlestrop) and about the time (“It was late June”, line 4).
The poem consists of 16 lines which are split into four stanzas. Lines begin with a Capital letter and they have different length. There is a regular rhyme scheme and the second line rhymes with the fourth. There is an alliteration (line 3 “Heat – tHe”), there are many repetitions (line 6 “no one… no one” // line 9 “willows, willow” // line 17 “farther and farther”). There is also an assonance (line 5 “hissed… cleared”).
The word “Unwontedly” in the fourth lines means that it wasn’t a usual stop. Lines 6 and 7 show the desolation caused by the war. In the third stanza there is a description of particular aspects of nature (“and grass, // And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry // No whit less still and lonely fair //
Than the high cloudless in the sky.)
Significato e impatto
I love this poem because the poet describes the desolation caused by the war and I think the last two stanzas are so touching.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué evento inusual describe el poema en Adlestrop?
- ¿Cómo se representa la naturaleza en el poema?
- ¿Qué efecto tiene la guerra en el poema según el análisis?
El poema describe cómo un tren expreso se detuvo inesperadamente en Adlestrop una tarde calurosa de finales de junio, lo cual no era habitual.
La naturaleza se describe con detalles específicos como los sauces, el hierbabuena, y los pajares secos, creando una imagen de tranquilidad y belleza en contraste con la desolación de la guerra.
La desolación causada por la guerra se refleja en la soledad del andén vacío y en la atmósfera tranquila y solitaria que el poeta evoca en el poema.
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