feel the characters inner self by using imagery in a dramatic monologue. In Yeats' poem about the airman, the reader pictures a pilot alone in the sky amongst the chaos of war. Yeats has created this image to allow the reader to imagine the man's situation, and therefore, making it easier to understand his reaction. The Irish airman speaks of his inevitable death and his attitude toward the situation. He says,Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,A lonely impulse of delightDrove to this tumult in the clouds. (Kennedy 48)Within the turmoil created by this poetic imagery, the reader understands that Yeats is trying to sculpt this persona into a man who believes he fights, without drive, upon his own will. This brings this stone carving to life for the reader.In Ojistoh, the imagery created by Johnson is so vivid that her carvings almost seem to breathe. Through the description of the Mohawk's wife escaping another tribe, her strong-willed character comes to life. The reader is given this image as Ojistoh says,Mad with sudden freedom, mad with hasteBack to my Mohawk and my home. I lashedThat horse to foam, as on and on I dashed.(Johnson 87)This animate account of the woman's escape, allows the reader to better envision the character as a person. Her intense and vigorous character is powerfully portrayed by this poetic imagery.Finally, in Death Of A Young Son By Drowning, imagery is used brilliantly to create a scene for the readers mind. Atwood sets the stage and allows the character to give her disturbing account of what she is seeing. This carefully detailed sight has the reader see what the character sees and allows him to feel the disappointment in her voice. The on looking parent explains,His feet slid on the bank,the currents took him;he swirled with ice and trees in the swollen waterand plunged into distant regions,his head a bathysphere;through his eyes' thin glass bubbles.(Atwood 69)Thi...
