The Marshes of Glynn (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sidney Lanier
- First Published: 1878
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Nature, Music or musicians, Rivers or waterways, Life, biological, Beaches or seashores, Marshes, swamps, or wetlands
The Poem
“The Marshes of Glynn,” consisting of 105 lines, is considered Sidney Lanier’s best long poem. In this poem, he experiments with new rhythms in opposition to the old, established meters of the poetry of his time. Using a form of logaoedic verse, Lanier freely employs iambs, anapests, and dactyls as well as a wide range of patterns from rhyming couplets to single-syllable lines to achieve the desired effect. Because of his interest in both poetry and music, Lanier explores the relationship between these two disciplines in this poem. Consequently, “The Marshes of...
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