Appendix D

1. FORM

 24 total lines

 1 stanzas of 24 lines

 This is free verse

 Each line varies in length

 The poem is mostly written pentameter or hexameter

 Rhyme

 There is no rhyme scheme

 There is alliteration in lines 23 and 24 with the use of the sound of b.

 Meter

 See poem above for SCANSION

 Meter is mostly iambic/pyrrhic pentameter/hexameter

2. FUNCTION
 Method

i. Figurative language

1. Simile- (line 11) horse bow to swan courting bow

2. Oxymoron- (line 9) a ripple is supposed to be peaceful,

subtle, and slow

3. Oxymoron- (line 14) spring is a time supposed to be a time

of light and life and not of darkness

4. Simile- (line 21) horse skin compared to girl’s skin

ii. Poetic Devices

1. Metonymy- (line 2) it describes the color or grass in the

afternoon

2. Paradox- (line 4) kindness is supposed to be associated with

happiness and not the not darkness

3. Metonymy- (line 14) tufts are used to describe hay

 Meaning

i. The poem is about two men who get off the highway and step into a

ranch. They cross a barbed wire fence and commit trespassing to

witness theses beautiful animals. They come across two horses of

which these men see themselves in them. The poem goes on

describing their love for each other and their beauty. The narrator

finally claims that he could never attain this beauty, and if he did “I

would break into blossom”

 Theme
 i. The theme is about the balance of man and nature. These men stop

amidst their hustle and bustle life to see these innocent and pure

animals. They though, are not sure if they can fully attain this state

of true beauty.

3. LITERARY THREAD

 These men enter into pasture and actually confront problem

 The men see how happy the workers, ponies, are to be granted rights

 The horses are marginalized workers, who are forgotten

 This poem recognizes how the factory owners see the problem fist hand