Now Close The Window
Now close the windows and hush all the fields;
If the trees must, let them silently toss;
No bird is singing now, and if there is,
Be it my loss.
It will be long ere the marshes resume,
It will be long ere the earliest bird:
So close the windows and not hear the wind,
But see all the wind-stirred.
Now use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the poem.
A Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the poem "Now Close The Window" could look like this:
- The poem mentions closing the windows and hushing all the fields, while also referring to the absence of birds singing and the wind stirring.
- The poem conveys a sense of quiet and stillness, as indicated by the line "No bird is singing now." This contrasts with the mention of the wind stirring, suggesting a sense of movement and change.
- The poem suggests a sense of loss and longing, as indicated by the line "If the trees must, let them silently toss; / No bird is singing now, and if there is, / Be it my loss." This contrasts with the idea of closure and quietness suggested by the title and the closing of the windows.
Overall, the poem juxtaposes stillness and movement, absence and presence, loss and closure, creating a sense of melancholy and contemplation.