THE WAKING

The Waking

The Waking

Introduction

The poem chosen to comment is 'The Waking' by Theodore Roethke. Theodore Roethke, as Francis E. Skipp states, is a transcendental poet who sought God in nature and aimed at transcending the chaos of experience in a quest for oneness with the cosmos. In “The Waking”, Roethke uses metaphors to express his wonder if God is waiting for him when he dies (Dinçer, 2011).

Analysis of the poem

This poem is a brilliant combination of mysticism, imaginations, fate and sleep. It is an elaborated villanelle based on only two lines. Like many other poems, it can also be interpreted ...