Original poem reprinted online here: "A Sunrise Song" by Sidney Lanier Originally read: October 9, 2013 More information about the Poet: Sidney Lanier Quatrains with an "abab" rhyme scheme. I think I chose this poem because I didn't understand all the allusions, but I wanted to. So when I looked them up for the first time, I read a strong sense of spirituality and region in this poem -- which, essentially, what allusion does. So my rant about allusion is this. Yes, it's a good way to tie in multiple ideas down to a symbol or a sign, but it's up to the speaker to make the allusion interesting enough for people to look it up. Also, a poem too dependent on allusion risks apathy. Why am I reading this poem instead of the source material? It's the balance. In any case, the first stanza in the poem has words indicating imperialism: Young palmer sun, that to these shining sands Pourest thy pilgrim's tale, discour...
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