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Poet: Richard Wilbur
Poem: Boy at the Window
Comment 12 of 12, added on May 14th, 2008 at 1:42 PM.
Studying this for Higher English here in bonny Scotland. Our class has analysed this poem and have come to the conclusion that the theme is perception and misinterpretation, perhaps misunderstanding. The boy is unneccessarily sad to see the snowman outside alone in the cold and storm. The snowman is worried about the boy being surrounded bu "such warmth, such light and so much fear". Each thinks the other is in a dangerous situation, the snowman thinks the boy is going to melt in the heat and the boy thinks the snowman is going to die of cold out in the storm. It is a lesson to make us realise that everything we see in another's situation may not be as it seems, and we must try to put ourselves in others' shoes before we make judgements on others and how they are living
Janice Brough from United Kingdom
Comment 11 of 12, added on February 28th, 2008 at 9:38 PM.
hay. this poem is cooly.
jasmyne from United States
Comment 10 of 12, added on February 6th, 2008 at 10:13 PM.
hi !!! i really like this poem it's really amazing & cute ♥
nicolle from United States
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Studying this for Higher English here in bonny Scotland. Our class has analysed this poem and have come to the conclusion that the theme is perception and misinterpretation, perhaps misunderstanding. The boy is unneccessarily sad to see the snowman outside alone in the cold and storm. The snowman is worried about the boy being surrounded bu "such warmth, such light and so much fear". Each thinks the other is in a dangerous situation, the snowman thinks the boy is going to melt in the heat and the boy thinks the snowman is going to die of cold out in the storm. It is a lesson to make us realise that everything we see in another's situation may not be as it seems, and we must try to put ourselves in others' shoes before we make judgements on others and how they are living
Janice Brough from United Kingdom