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A Portrait of the Times

By: Teresita Becerra Dayana Gamino. A Portrait of the Times. William Carlos Williams uses visual imagery to represent the division of classes between the poor and the rich after the Great Depression. Thesis. W.P.A. => Works Progress administration Jagged => rough

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A Portrait of the Times

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  1. By: Teresita Becerra Dayana Gamino A Portrait of the Times

  2. William Carlos Williams uses visual imagery to represent the division of classes between the poor and the rich after the Great Depression. Thesis

  3. W.P.A. => Works Progress administration • Jagged => rough • Chrysanthemums=> a popular plant of the daisy family • Bosoms=> woman’s chest Meaning of words

  4. “Two W.P.A. men” • “One was pissing..” • “showed by his red jagged face the immemorial tragedy of lack-love” • “clutching a bunch of late chrysanthemums to her fatted bosoms” • “turned her back on them at the corner” Overall interpretation

  5. Allegory; - Black dress: death - River : reflection • Repetition; - While 2x • Point of View; Third person • Main Idea; division of societies • Tone : Sad and slow Sense: meaning and language

  6. Imagery • “stood in the new sluiceway overlooking the river…” • “clutching a bunch of late chrysanthemums” • The whole poem uses visual imagery of the scene Senses: Imagery and symbols

  7. Red= love Black=death Chrysanthemums= Disappointment Symbol

  8. Style: Poetry techniques • Two W.P.A. menstood in the newsluiceway • Overlookingthe river—One was pissing • While the othershowedby his red • Jagged face theimmemorial tragedyof lack-love • While an oldsquint-eyed womanin a black • Dressand clutchinga bunch of • Late chrysanthemumsto herfatted bosoms • Turned her backon themat the corner • Red=> Relaxed • Blue=> Madness • Purple=> Hope • Green=> Sadness

  9. Enjambment -Ex. “Red jagged face” - “black dress” - “clutching a bunch of late chrysanthemums” • Stanza - 3 lines in every stanza -separate images -emphasizes color -2 hyphen -only punctuation in the W.P.A. -1 dash Structure: form, organization and pattern

  10. Sound:-First two stanzas sound very calm-Third and fourth stanza have a mix of angry/sorrowful sound-Fifth and sixth stanza sound as if the woman mentioned will give them some sort of hope-Seventh and eighth stanza are a sound of hopelessness and depression “ing” endings - overlooking, clutching, pissing Sound: Musicality and auditory techniques

  11. Get in groups of 2-3 people Discussion questions: What is the relationship between the title and the poem itself? Should the poem have another title, if so what title fits best? Class Activity (5 mins)

  12. The Poor- Talks about social classes. The Widow's Lament in Springtime- Talks about death. A Bastard Peace Related poems

  13. William Carlos Williams uses visual imagery to give the reader a more understandable perspective of how the lower class had no interaction with the upper class. Conclusion

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