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“The Birds” By John Updike - College Essays

“The Birds” By John Updike

In the piece by Updike describing his experience with the birds, the organization, syntax, figurative language all contribute to the readers concluding response.
Updike uses syntax to add drama to the poem and to lead up to the bold ending. In the last stanza the first line only contains two words as opposed to all the other lines of any stanza: ”And as.” This specific use of syntax is employed by the author so that as one reads, one must really stop and pause and this line. The reader assumes that he or she is reaching the climax and so this short stylistic writing contributes to the growing anticipation. Also in the second stanza the author separates to lines to illustrate the great ...

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of beliefs. They are both very mysterious things that lack conclusive proof. Updike’s experience at the end is somewhat religious because he is completely awed by something so mysterious (the birds).
Next the author’s organization of the poem also contributes to the climactic ending. In each stanza the author describes one specific part of his experience. In the first stanza the author depicts the setting, the second stanza talks about the trees and the beauty they possess, the third stanza discusses the author’s amazement about the birds. The fourth stanza then shows the real side to the birds, taking away some of their majesty. Then the concluding two stanza’s show how the author is once again captivated by the birds and ultimately moved. This organization builds the ending up because slowly the birds go from just another part of nature to grand beings, whose graceful movements “lift” the authors heart. The author purposefully constructs the poem like this because it ...

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Added: 8/9/2004 09:44:14 AM
Category: Poetry & Poets
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