Palm Beach State College Helen Three Stanza Poem by Hilda Doolittle Discussion
Question Description
Read the stories listed below and make a discussion post following the instructions. Also reply to to students posts. Word count is 100-200 words.
Primary: Ezra Pounds In a Station of the Metro
Supplementary: Hilda Doolittles Helen
After a close reading and, perhaps, conducting a bit of brief online research, comment upon this weeks supplementary read. Discuss (a) its images (what they are and what they represent) and (b) how the images lead us to an understanding of theme.
As you respond to peers share and expand upon similarities; note differences; and ask questions for points of clarification. You must post an initial response to one of the prompt questions above and respond to at least two of your peers. Each of your posts must range between 100-200 words. I look forward to sharing in your responses!
Adam Gintner
Discussion 8
With Helen by Hilda Doolittle only having three stanzas it is hard for me to tell the themes, messages, and images. From what I can tell one of the themes is how Greece hates Helen. Hilda wrote how they had white faces and still eyes, I take that as they are almost like stone, emotionless but hateful. My theme is further supported as in the second stanza she writes how, when Halen grows ill and white they hate her more deeply. It is also stated that she is verbal abused by them as well as hated when she smiles. Greeces hatred for Helen is again reconfirmed in the third stanza as Hilda writes that Greece sees unmoved.
Heily Rodriguez
Discussion 8
‘Helen’ is a poem which consists of three stanzas written by Hilda Doolittle. This poem potrays the emotion of hate of the Greek people towards Helen. We see imagery throughout the poem, but in the first stanza hate is clearly shown through imagery, for instance by mentioning “the still eyes in the white face” this can be interpreted as someone with a dead-like apperance, or a lack of facial expressions. Basically, In the first stanza we’re told that “all Greece hates” Helen. In the last stanza, we can see that this hate arose from Helen fleeing to Troy so she did not have to marry King of Sparta, which ultimately lead to the Trojan War and the hatred for Helen despite her beautiful features. The theme of this poem is definitely hate and apperance. Hate mainly because all of Greece united in their hatred of Helen and completely shift all their blame to her. But, she is still known for being the most beautiful woman, yet the poem describes her as if her beauty has become frozen.
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