In the poem "To a Solitary Disciple"," by William Carlos Williams, a male is speaking to his disciple. Here, this man is observing and describing the changes that dawn brings; to the moon, the sky, and a church. In this poem, imagery is created through the colors and shapes used to describe their view. The setting is described in a progressive manner as the speaker described his view as of the sky, the moon, the sepal, and the church. The use of enjambment and punctuation such as the dashes, help the idea presented in the poem to be extended throughout each line and stanza. .
The speaker is a wise and observant person. He is speaking to his disciple, this disciple of his is a female as he refers to her as "mon cher" in the first line; in French "mon cher"" means "my love." He has a gentle and passive tone as he speaks to the her. He speaks to her because he is telling her to observe and see the world around her differently. The theme of the poem is to look at the world differently and look past the obvious. This is reinforced by his repetition of the words "rather"," "see"," and "observe"," which are present throughout the entire poem. The speaker also chooses to look at specific objects from the view that he sees, such as the moon, the sky, the sepal, and the church. .
This poem is closed form since the conversation is revolving around the objects in the view and one specific idea. The poet's word choice is colloquial as the speaker has a normal conversation with the young female. The word choice does affect the poem; the type of diction used helps create a colorful setting and a tranquil tone as the speaker describes the colors and shapes in the setting around him. The word order and word choice help create the setting piece by piece as the poem as being read. The speaker describes the church, the sky, and the moon. The speaker uses different colors to describe the moon and church. When he describes the moon, he describes its shape, its position and movements, and its color.
