Hubris at Zunzal
By: Rodney Jones
Jones writes- "No image like the image of language..."
Throughout most of the poem, the author does a good job at using descriptive language. At some points you can almost feel the water of the ocean and smell the coconut drink or hear the person shouting from the beach. However, in my opinion, I feel that the line "no image like the image of language" does not give a clear visual image. The line seems like an unfinished thought.
How is this an unfinished thought? I think that this quote from the text parallels EXACTLY with the visual argument project. We were trying to prove in our visual productions if "images can replace language." This quote says exactly that.
ReplyDeleteI can completely agree with you. just reading that line alone in quotes, does not sound fulfilled in any way. Dont you hate it when you get into something so descriptive and then that one line can screw it all up? i know i do...
ReplyDelete~Sigh~ Yet another post that needs locators as they are called by Prof. Lay. Unfortunately I cannot comment because I really have no idea what the topic is.
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ReplyDeleteI think you may be misinterpreting the prompt—the question asks where the poet "rejects the notion that language is capable of expressing meaning," not necessarily where you believe the speaker's language breaks down.
ReplyDeletewhat do you think would finish the thought? or is there a way to present this as a whole thought in your opinion?
ReplyDeleteI need an author and poem title please! I always do this myself, but not everyone always knows what we as writers are talking about, so it is always important to locate your source and back up your facts.
ReplyDeleteI would like to know what poem you are talking about, even if I really do know. If that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteWhen I did this poem I found that the part where her changed his way of thinking was in the last stanza he says, "you may be finished reading that sentence but I am still here". The fact that he could not finish his thought and keep going contradicts his statement of "there is no image like the image of language."
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