Night and Morning (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Austin Clarke
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Language or languages, Religion, God, Emotions, Faith, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Biblical times, Thought or thinking, Sleep, Night, Mass, Catholic
The Poem
“Night and Morning” is a short poem of thirty-six lines, divided into four stanzas with nine lines each. The title indicates the direction the poem moves—from night to morning—but also the division of feeling expressed by the speaker, who has thoughts at night that subvert his feelings in the morning.
The first stanza opens with a statement of certain knowledge, as the speaker expresses his personal identification with those who have suffered misery for hundreds of years. As in a dream, in his sleep he feels the injury of pride, the shame of mockery, and...
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