The Hills (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Guillaume Albert Wladimir Alex Kostrowitzky
- First Published: 1918
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: War, World War I, Prophecy or prophets, Consciousness, Time
The Poem
“The Hills” is a poem in blank verse divided into forty-four stanzas of five lines each. The title is a metaphor that will continue throughout the poem, thus giving coherence to a long sequence of apparently disparate images. The hills suggest altitude and, implicitly, the possibility of a better vision: One can have a better perspective and see farther from the top of a promontory. This elevated position becomes the equivalent of foresight and superior knowledge.
Like traditional lyric poetry, “The Hills” is written mainly in the first person, but, in...
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