We can just post here I suppose...
To start, Kay uses the word "Pathedy" in the title and I don't believe this a real word, or if it is, it's not common. I tried searching the word on Google and I learned that it's probably a mix between pathetic and comedy. Just from this word we know that the poem will probably ridicule or make fun of something because it includes a pathetic comedy. In the beginning of the poem, Kay describes a young women as "brilliant," "adored," which are completely positive words, to say that when the woman was young, she really was considered a nice, well-rounded lady. In the second stanza, we learn that the woman was "bred to antique crystal and authentic pearls," so we know she comes from a rich family. The words "antique" and "authentic" give an emphasis on the description of the nouns because rich people are crazy about buying the real and genuine item. The author says that the woman "conversed" when she could have "thought." The verb "to think" is such a simple, everday action, and when Kay says that the woman did not even simply think, the reader gets the feeling that she was really flat and uninteresting. Kay is starting to convey her purpose here, and it is that wealthy people do not lead lives worth living. Later in the poem her husband dies and her children leave, leaving her all alone, but since she is rich she doesn't have to work so she just plays - "Toying with plots," the word "toy" reminds the reader of a child, and children are not very wise. The author of this poem clearly does not see wealth as a good thing and probably believes that people who are not wealthy are more capable of being intelligent. Her diction connects wealthy people with materialism because they just want to buy pearls and crystals, and so her purpose is to stand up for herself because she isn't wealthy but wants to feel like she has a life that is actually worth living and is filled with creative thought, which is something money can't buy.
To start, Kay uses the word "Pathedy" in the title and I don't believe this a real word, or if it is, it's not common. I tried searching the word on Google and I learned that it's probably a mix between pathetic and comedy. Just from this word we know that the poem will probably ridicule or make fun of something because it includes a pathetic comedy. In the beginning of the poem, Kay describes a young women as "brilliant," "adored," which are completely positive words, to say that when the woman was young, she really was considered a nice, well-rounded lady. In the second stanza, we learn that the woman was "bred to antique crystal and authentic pearls," so we know she comes from a rich family. The words "antique" and "authentic" give an emphasis on the description of the nouns because rich people are crazy about buying the real and genuine item. The author says that the woman "conversed" when she could have "thought." The verb "to think" is such a simple, everday action, and when Kay says that the woman did not even simply think, the reader gets the feeling that she was really flat and uninteresting. Kay is starting to convey her purpose here, and it is that wealthy people do not lead lives worth living. Later in the poem her husband dies and her children leave, leaving her all alone, but since she is rich she doesn't have to work so she just plays - "Toying with plots," the word "toy" reminds the reader of a child, and children are not very wise. The author of this poem clearly does not see wealth as a good thing and probably believes that people who are not wealthy are more capable of being intelligent. Her diction connects wealthy people with materialism because they just want to buy pearls and crystals, and so her purpose is to stand up for herself because she isn't wealthy but wants to feel like she has a life that is actually worth living and is filled with creative thought, which is something money can't buy.
