Essay Archive - Poem "Lucifer in the Starlight": New Meanings and Ideas
Poem "Lucifer in the Starlight": New Meanings and Ideas
Examining a poem in detail can bring out new meanings and ideas. By
careful analysis, the full beauty of the poem can be appreciated. The poem
"Lucifer in Starlight (p. 959)", by George Meredith, can be analyzed to refine
the authors purpose, by examining every subtle hint, every possibility, for a
deeper theme. Also, "deciphering" formal literary techniques such as metaphor,
connotation, and symbolism is the key to unlock other expressions. The main
theme of the poem is that Lucifer has no place out of his hell, and anything he
tries to reent....
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