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7 pages in length. Reaching back for the past is an appropriate way to describe the elements of time and memory in Stafford's poem. In his mind is a recollection of how the farm felt when he lived there, both tangibly and metaphorically; as the years pass and he attempts to connect once again with this memory, he is disheartened when he is not able to rejoin the reminiscence he stores in his mind. In three short stanzas, Kooser paints a detailed mental image of a family who faced some type of adversity that caused them to flea, who comprised the family, what their economic situation was like and the state in which they quickly abandoned the farmhouse. At the same time, however, Kooser presents this tremendous insight in a wholly simplistic literary manner that child or adult can understand. The factor of time is clearly portrayed through the descriptive overtones so as to present an obvious cycle of events that transformed from contentment to panic. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Plains" and Koosers "Abandoned Farmhouse." In Staffords mind is a recollection of how the farm felt when he lived there, both tangibly and metaphorically; as the years pass and
he attempts to reconnect once again with this memory, he is disheartened when he is not able to rejoin the reminiscence he stores in his mind. Similarly, in three
short stanzas, Kooser paints a detailed mental image of a family who faced some type of adversity that caused them to flea, who comprised the family, what their economic situation
was like and the state in which they quickly abandoned the farmhouse. At the same time, however, Kooser presents this tremendous insight in a wholly simplistic literary manner that
child or adult can understand. The factor of time is clearly portrayed through the descriptive overtones so as to present an obvious cycle of events that transformed from contentment
to panic. [Stafford] acknowledges his regrets but links them with the "emergences of consciousness" in the poem. The solid things in the poem, "plains, farm, home, winter," he
suggests, "might...signal something like austere hope" (Quantic, 2003, p. 374). Each poem possesses many important components of time passage that, if not
taken in their direct context, will be overlooked by the average reader. It is essential to also look beyond the authors obvious intention with regard to each poems overall
meaning so as not to miss the grand but elusive subtleties. To be sure, Kooser and Staffords writing incorporates considerable blatancy while also implying an element of obscurity, a
dichotomy that has served to be the cornerstone of each authors works, which have successfully stood the test of time. Without question, "The Farm on the Great Plains" and
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