An Analysis of “Lo Pi de Formenti” by Miquel Costa i Llobera
In the poem “The Blind Cow” the author wants to convey the beauty and nature through a living being, an animal, the cow. Maragall, shows feelings, experiences and human emotions experienced by the protagonist of the poem shows an example of personification.
This poem consists of twenty-three lines without regular rhythm decasíl verse art major. Enumeration rhetorical: the fourth verse, “Their friends, the cliffs, by commas, silence of the meadows and the banks’ many thrusts. Personification: “embanyada the head with a tragic gesture, flashing over the dead girls and go back.”
The structure of the poem the next three have a trio and quartet and finally a royal tenth. The first part appeared the cow, but an irrational animal with a human likeness sentimental. The author uses short words to reproduce the image of the cow walking slowly. The second part presents us with the tragedy, explains how the cow goes blind. In the third stanza intensifies recalling the tragedy of the past. The fourth part continues with the tragedy. And finally last panel partly disappears yo poetic, and the author describes the scenery and everything looks as if it were within the scene.
In this poem by Joan Maragall, we see the use of nature by modernists as a stage full of adversity. In addition, we find a being who has been attacked by the man of the mass, which again is a perverse individual, frustrated and mediocre.
LO PI DE FORMENTI
Miquel Costa i Llobera (Pollença 1854-Palma de Mallorca, 1922). Family was wealthy, large rural properties, was a disciple of Josep Lluis Pons Gallarza. The priest was ordered in 1888, but abandoned his poetic creation. In 1906 he chaired the Floral Games of Barcelona and was recognized as a master by the intellectuals of the Principality’s most significant period. In its modernist poetry, we can distinguish two periods. The first cultivated a romantic poetry, in 1885 he published a collection Poetry.
This book contains poems such as the harp, the Valley, Miramar, etc.. And the poetry of that deal “Lo Pi de Formentor, published the year 1875, and considered a masterpiece of our romantic poetry.
The author of the first stanza describes a tree while admiring it, and a description of this, which is the poem, the second tells us that the tree can not see who is in love with him, and that God has placed in the highest place where it is and all the water they need.
Put the tree as being the dominant landscape where the mountains where it mentions is located, are full of trees.
In the last two stanzas, the author declares his admiration and envy once they feel toward the tree.
Miquel Costa i Llobera we express the perfection that is this tree, and only what is needed, describes him as a hero, enduring one who observes everything from birds that pass through the surrounding light to the dawn.
It is clear that talk of a pine tree, as the poet takes inspiration to other poems.
The personified: it says it is fighting (to live), free, really nice …
It is a pine tree that has lived all types of weather, yet is so strong that it holds everything.
Comment throughout the poem that takes the great symbolism and all that does.
The symbolism of the tree appears consistently and repeatedly in the poetry of Michael Costa and Llobera.L tree is a recurrent symbol that takes different values, where the author personifies il’elogia.
Attributed characteristics that we find in one person.
It’s a really beautiful poem, which celebrates numerous qualities personified this pine, and does so as if it were a warrior. Also, is full of strength and momentum that makes this obvious feeling of love and admiration.
He does it so sincere that even the reader may feel admiration for this pine.