Beauty

Beauty
by John Masefield

I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain:
I have seen the lady April bringing in the daffodils,
Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.

I have heard the song of the blossoms and the old chant of the sea,
And seen strange lands from under the arched white sails of ships;
But the loveliest things of beauty God ever has showed to me
Are her voice, and her hair, and eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.

Literary analysis
The poem is about a comparison between what is beautiful and what is loved in the world. This poem uses figurative and rhetorical means. The tone is romantic, sensual and appeals to the senses. The use of phrases and words such as "spring rain" and "daffodils" touch the olfactory sense of the readers of this poem.

As the poem's title suggests, this literary piece focuses on extolling beauty - the beauty of nature as well as the beauty of one Woman:

But the most beautiful things of beauty God has ever shown me that her voice, her hair, eyes and the lovely red curve of her lips

. The speaker of this poem is John Masefield (the poet himself). The speaker of the poem and the The speaker's mistresses are the two characters in this poem His setting is in a port, as the poet says,

I have heard the song of the blossoms and the ancient song of the sea,
And seen strange lands under the arched white sails of ships

The poem, in The scenario shown is dawn, afternoon and sunset, and the poem begins with a Bes Writing of the poet about his experiences of nature, which shows the influence of romanticism on him by speaking about nature and landscapes. “I've seen dawn and sunset in moors and hills in the wind”. The reference to Spain gives this stanza an exotic touch.

Several figures of speech are used in this poem. In the second verse, the poet uses a simile "Arriving with solemn beauty like slow ancient melodies from Spain." He feels with the arrival of his beloved by comparing such an event with wonderful music.

The poet uses personification as in the following lines:

I have seen the lady April bringing the daffodils,
Bringing the sprouting grass and the soft warm April's rain. I heard the song of the flowers and the ancient song of the sea

Here, the month of Aril (spring season), the flowers and the sea are personified giving them the ability to “bring” something, as well as to sing and sing songs.

La The poem focuses on three types of beauty: the first type is natural beauty, the second type is musical beauty that human beings can create, and the last type is the beauty of a woman. der to highlight the point of it.

Structural Analysis
There are two stanzas in this poem. Each stanza has four verses. The rhyme pattern is used differently in this poem, which is ABAB CDCD, instead of the normal AABB rhyme scheme, in solemn beauty like slow old tunes from Spain

A typical poetic device called enjambment is used throughout the poem, such as “I've seen how Lady April brought in the daffodils / brought the leaping grass and the soft warm April rain, “where the whole The meaning of a particular line is only understood after the reader has connected it to the line before or after.

The diction of this poem is both indicative and connotative. The denotative diction includes the symbolic language like “But the most beautiful things of beauty that God has ever shown me / are her voice and her hair and eyes. "In these lines the poet alludes to his lover. The connotative language can be seen in the following lines:" I saw the lady April ", which is an indirect reference to his girlfriend or lover.

The poet also produced sound effects from repeated use of phrases such as "I have seen" used in the first and third lines. There are also alliterations in "s" tones such as "seen", "sunset", "solemn" and "Spain" on the other hand, assonance is used in the following words, as in "windy hills" (I sound), "slowly old" (o tone) and "song of the blossoms" (o tone).

Use and Dating Guide
This is a perfect example of a romantic poem that captures a variety of emotions expressed by the speaker towards his loved one using different techniques. Lovers can use this poem or her lines to have their loved ones praise her beautiful features:

The most beautiful things of beauty that God has ever shown me
Are her voice, and her hair, and eyes, and the beloved red curve of Their lips.

Also, they can express their happiness at the arrival of their loved one as:

I have seen the lady April bringing the daffodils,
bringing the sprouting grass and the soft warm April rain.

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