'Journey to Manhood… An Analysis of “Do You Fear the Wind”\r'

'after reading â€Å"Do You Fear the Wind”, I immediately thought of a father talk to his son about becoming a humanness. This feature talk appears to focus on organism knockout, cladding nonp areils idolises, and conflicting unitarys own battles. The region appears to be seek to educate person on masculinity. There is an be case of strength that is prominent through with(predicate) with(predicate)out the poetry. The poet, through language, imagery, and work of poetic metre, contributes to this theme by having the persona command the addressee to embrace his masculinity and â€Å"walk same(p) a man”.\r\nThroughout the numbers, the persona uses strong language when he is speaking. It is almost as if he wants to frighten his addressee. The comfortable atmosphere that is expected when one is at home talking to ones parents is not pellucid here. There are no soft ennoble tones, or kind intelligence agencys of encouragement. Instead, there is this drea r display of harsh, brutal language, and eccentric commands. It is almost scare how the addressee is expected to obtain such tryrior-like qualities in his seeking for manhood.\r\nHe is supposed to â€Å"slash”, â€Å"fight”, use â€Å"force”, and â€Å"be deplorable”. The poet, in his choice of vocalizes, inadvertently reveals his belief in the qualities that a ‘ veritable man should possess. The persona continues his harshness in the command, â€Å"Go walk like the crane.” It is difficult to imagine why someone would tell another person, under any circumstances, to â€Å"go wade like the crane”, but it is feasible that the poet is alluding to the aggressive nature of the crane. The crane is a really intrepid bird with elaborate courting displays. Cranes are also known for their pride, as they fly with their necks outstretched rather than pulled back.\r\nThe poet also uses vivid imagery throughout the poem to contribute to it s theme. He creates a boisterous atmosphere with the â€Å"force of the wind” and the â€Å"slash of the rain”. He, then, equates going â€Å"hungry and cold” with masculinity. The persona evidently associates being masculine with being a savage beast. Incidentally, he instructs the addressee to become animalistic and obtain legitimate qualities of a â€Å"wolf”. In order to be clearly understood, the persona informs the addressee that becoming a man give be no easy task. He will encounter obstacles along the way. There will be times when his â€Å"palms will thicken” and â€Å"the scrape of his cheek will tan”. It is easy to take to a bloody, dirty, exhausted man returning from war in the line, â€Å"Youll grow ragged and weary and swarthy.”\r\nHe may get battered and bruised, but he must persevere because the juice of this prize is price the squeeze he must execute.\r\nThe poet also contributes to the theme through his use of poetic metre. Unlike the flowery, womanly traits of iambic pentametre, common in sonnets, the poem consists of alone dimetre (lines run offing two feet) and trimetre (lines containing three feet). All of the lines in the poem are short and abrupt. The metre helps to create the horse sense of rigidity that is implied in the tone of the poem. Lines three and septenary of the poem contain amphibrach foot. Amphibrach is a Greek word meaning short on either side. The poet suggests, through metric foot, that the addressee should not be cowardly, but fight back. All of the lines in the poem, with the exception of line three, contain anapestic foot. Anapest is a Greek word meaning struck back.\r\nThe persona in the poem teaches a valuable lesson about embracing ones fears and later overcoming them. Nothing is promised in life, and anything that is worth having is worth the struggle necessary to obtain it. It is important to understand that the gainsay does not lie in never being in fe ar, but in learning that fear can be conquered. It will not continuously be easy and it may sometimes come out impossible. However challenging and tiring it may seem, one must persevere. The gratification one gets is summed up outflank in the lines,\r\nYoull grow ragged and weary and swarthy,\r\n still youll walk like a man.\r\n'