The way that she forms her poem goes along with this idea of continuity, showing that things (in this case, the Earth,) will continue and not much will stop that. Only two times in the poem does Teasdale actually end a sentence. Once, at the end of stanza four, “And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done.” And again at the very end of the piece, “And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn Would scarcely know that we were gone.” The first instance that Teasdale ends a sentence is when she is talking about a war ending. This connection ties together that piece of the poem, connecting both the words and the structure in the piece. It also has a strong effect on the reader by making another abrupt change in the middle of the poem. The beginning was one whole sentence, one whole idea, until it just stopped. But, again connecting her style and techniques ot her ideas, Teasdale continues the poem, much as she believes the world does, regardless of any conflict or
The way that she forms her poem goes along with this idea of continuity, showing that things (in this case, the Earth,) will continue and not much will stop that. Only two times in the poem does Teasdale actually end a sentence. Once, at the end of stanza four, “And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done.” And again at the very end of the piece, “And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn Would scarcely know that we were gone.” The first instance that Teasdale ends a sentence is when she is talking about a war ending. This connection ties together that piece of the poem, connecting both the words and the structure in the piece. It also has a strong effect on the reader by making another abrupt change in the middle of the poem. The beginning was one whole sentence, one whole idea, until it just stopped. But, again connecting her style and techniques ot her ideas, Teasdale continues the poem, much as she believes the world does, regardless of any conflict or