Boys and Girls

From Neglect ,Fear to Appreciate ¡§ Poetry is full of surprises ¡K Even poems on ¡¥predictable¡¦ subjects can surprise us with unpredicated attitudes, unusual events, or a sudden twist ¡¥ ( Beaty and Hunter 620 ) . This is one of the most important natures of poetry. The poem ¡¥Those Winter Sundays¡¦ is really a good example as its ending is very surprising --- from neglecting and fearing of father at the beginning to appreciating him in the end. Readers need …

…not expressed directly in the poems. They are subtle. They are to be found out by the careful readers who need to experience the feelings implied by the use of words, or the use of symbols. Meanwhile, it is also impressive and surprising to the readers as we won¡¦t know the result until the last minute --- the tone changed from neglect to appreciate in the last two lines of the poem. Works Cited