{"id":16538,"date":"2019-10-10T13:02:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays.homeworkacetutors.com\/half-past-two-and-piano-essay\/"},"modified":"2019-10-10T13:02:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:02:19","slug":"half-past-two-and-piano-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/half-past-two-and-piano-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Half-Past Two and Piano Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cHalf past Two\u201d is about a young child who has done something naughty. His teacher punishes him by making him stay behind until half past two. However, being cross, she forgets he has not yet learnt to tell the time. Thus, his concept of time doesn\u2019t yet include numerals. He knows he is punished but cannot understand why. During his detention, he recalls the time modules he knows in an attempt to figure out when will he be free again.<\/p>\n

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He escapes \u201cout of reach of all the timefors\u201d into a fantasy world. The teacher has almost forgotten about the boy owing to the triviality of the matter to her, but of great significance to the boy. At last, she scuttles in and lets him go home.<\/p>\n

In \u201cPiano\u201d, The persona in the poem is listening to a woman singing and playing the piano. This makes him recall when he was a child, sitting under the piano listening to his mother play and sing on Sunday evenings in winter.<\/p>\n

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He is nostalgic about the warmth and happiness of his childhood days. However, he seems to berate himself on recalling his childhood and views himself as sad and less masculine for giving in to his nostalgic impulses. With his \u2018manhood cast\/Down in the flood of remembrance\u2019, he weeps, an act considered inappropriate for a man.<\/p>\n

These two poems both use striking language. Firstly, they both use onomatopoeia to convey the setting of the poems. In \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d, the onomatopoeia is used to convey the ticking sound of the clock, whereas in \u201cPiano\u201d, it is used to convey the musical sounds of the piano.<\/p>\n

Secondly, they also both use alliteration. In \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d, the phrase \u2018time hides tick-less\u2019 is used to convey the sound of a clock ticking. However, in \u201cPiano\u201d, the repetition of the consonant \/s\/ is used to convey the calm and quiet singing of the woman.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, the two poets choose their words prudently. In \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d, childish words such as \u201cwicked\u201d and \u201ccross\u201d helps us locate our imaginations within the setting of a primary school. In \u201cPiano\u201d, the positive word \u201ccosy\u201d evokes the warm and happy atmosphere when he was a child. On the other hand, negative words \u2018betrays\u2019 and \u2018insidious\u2019 convey that he is ashamed of his weakness.<\/p>\n

Fourthly, the use of senses can be found in both poems. In \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d, in stanza 8, the senses such as \u201csmell of old chrysanthemums\u201d brings alive the scene in the classroom. In \u201cPiano\u201d, the persona hears the woman singing \u201cSoftly, in the dusk\u201d and playing the piano, recalling his childhood memories.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the mood of both poems is nostalgic and they both have the theme of childhood. The persona in \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d is nostalgic about the long-lost childhood which is free from time constraints. It can easily be seen in the last stanza \u2013 \u201cHe escaped \u2026 to be born\u201d. On the other hand, the persona in \u201cPiano\u201d is sad and crying for the time which will never come back after it is forever lost with his manhood \u201ccast\/Down in the flood of remembrance\u201d.<\/p>\n

For \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d, I think punishment is not a suitable way to discipline an innocent child who did \u2018Something Very Wrong. He should be explained what the error is. The poet uses the teacher to criticize adults who are dismissive of children, emphasized by \u2018she slotted him back\u2019. Adults should care and attend to children more.<\/p>\n

Besides, this poem\u2019s effect on me is so strong that it almost brings me back to my merry childhood. I crave for reliving my childhood, when I lived freely without troubles and worries and time constraints.<\/p>\n

A nostalgic mood is revealed in the last stanza. It shows that the poet is very nostalgic, reminiscing the childhood experiences when everything is not constrained by time. Moreover, the fantasy world which the child conceives in stanzas 7 & 8 is most people\u2019s utopia, where they can temporarily forget all the stress and worries from work or studies and escape from reality. It is a dream world where all of us can dream about as a solace when we are stressed out.<\/p>\n

The poem, \u201cPiano\u201d, has a nostalgic and wistful tone. Hearing the powerful music and soft song, the persona recalls his pleasant childhood memories. He reminisces that he sat \u2018under the piano\u2026 pressing the small poised feet\u2019 of his mother. However, in the last stanza, \u2018my manhood is cast\/Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past\u2019. It appears that the persona is rather sentimental and melancholic. He is sad and crying for the time which will never come back after it is forever lost.<\/p>\n

Besides, the \u2018Tingling strings\u2019 and the \u2018mastery of song\u2019 strongly evoke the persona\u2019s pleasant childhood memories. It also brings me back to the time when I was a child, learning how to play the piano. I regret not taking piano lessons seriously at that time and dropping it at last. We should treasure everything we possess before they slip away.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, the persona, being a man, should not cry hastily. I think it is very embarrassing for a grown man to weep. He attempted to restrain his emotions but failed. His heart \u2018weeps to belong\u2019 and eventually he bursts into tears. His weeping is uncharacteristic of his present maturity.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, I prefer \u201cHalf-past Two\u201d, because it can fully depict the helplessness of the innocent child being kept in until half past two \u2013 a time completely unfamiliar to him. I also like the tone of the last stanza. It can trigger my deeper thoughts. It makes me realize that the land where \u201ctime hides tick-less waiting to be born\u201d is a utopia where many people can temporarily forget all the stress and worries and relax.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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