sh the picture.The simplicity of Carver’s poem also contributes to its effectiveness. Carver could have easily attempted to confuse his reader with big words and very deep meanings. Carver chose, however, to present the poem in as simple a form as possible. Carver’s theme is in no way hidden from the reader. Carver’s sentences have a simple structure that presents the reader with a story-like account of what the speaker was presented with. The theme is supported as well through this effective poem structure. There is no guessing involved as the theme is easily presented through simple wording and simple sentences. The reader knows without a doubt that the speaker feels that the nature that he viewed without electricity was much more beautiful than what he saw with lights.Carver brings the reader into the story by combining simple sentence structure and first person point of view. The fact that the poem is presented as simply as possible allows the reader to completely comprehend what is being said. The fact that the poem is in first person point of view makes the reader feel that he is actually looking in on the speaker of the poem. There is no narrator telling the reader that the man saw the trees and the countryside. The reader is viewing the speaker as he sees these things and interpreting the speaker’s thoughts for himself.Carver seals the beauty of the nature through bright and soothing images. Carver doesn’t simply say that the trees are “pretty” or “beautiful”, the trees that the speaker sees become “translucent” when the lights are gone (3). The trees are “Bent and covered with rime” (4). These images make the simplest viewing of a tree become a visual awakening. The speaker then views the countryside. The grass on the countryside is not seen individually. The animals that may be in the countryside are not viewed. The speaker says, ho...
