The Impalpabilities (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Tomlinson
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Perception, Imagination, Forests or forestry, Trees, Life, philosophy of, Senses or sensation, Marine biology
The Poem
“The Impalpabilities” is a short lyric in one stanza of twenty-two lines, written in free verse. It does not have a traditional lyric subject, such as a person, place, or object. Instead, it is concerned with the subtleties involved in the way what is outside oneself is perceived.
The poem is written in an impersonal mode. It uses the first-person plural “we” in order to include the reader in the statements it makes about the nature of experience. By describing shades and tones of his perceptions in as detailed a manner as possible, the poet hopes to...
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