Windsong is a book of poetry written by Carl Sandburg.
refers to some of life's experiences.
complications in life that nobody seems to be able to put a finger on. .
Symbolism, and personification appear to be Sandburgs forte in his use of.
literary devices. In his free verse style of writing, he expresses his ideas in.
poems from some of the smallest wonders of nature to some of the largest.
creations of nature.
In many poems Mr. Sandburg wrote, he used some form of personification. From.
the first phrase in the poem, Timber Moon, the moon has a sense of sight. .
"There is a way the moon looks into the timber at night", the sense of sight.
sets up more human like traits, later in the poem, by adding how the moon.
reflects and shines on different objects in the timber(87,1,1). Sandburg also.
uses objects in nature, and everyday commodities to symbolize humans, or.
possibly even God. In this same poem, he uses symbolism along with.
personification. This same line could possibly symbolize an adult watching a.
child, or God looking down on the earth, because the bigger one, or One, above.
is always looking down on the smaller one below. Another trait the moon.
acquires is the trait of understanding what an animal is saying in his language,.
"There is a way the moon understands the hoot owl"(87,1,5). This line could.
symbolize a mother knowing what her baby wants.
Another poem Sandburg wrote, gives human qualities to trees and dirt. In the.
first two sentences, the trees and dirt have the traits of learning and being.
shaped by their surroundings. "See the trees lean to the wind's way of.
learning.", and "See the dirt of the hill shape to the water's way of learning.".
both describe the personalities of scenery in the poem Landscape(102,1,2 & 3). .
This can also symbolize a person bending out of his own way to change for.
somebody else only because that person likes him better that way.
In the poem Bubbles, two different bubbles possess feelings.
