Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith Presentation
Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith Presentation by: Jessica Higgins
Stevie Smith - Biography � 1902 – 1971 � Yorkshire, England � Known for her depression � Biography � “I and Poem was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning. ”
Time Period - Information �During the 1900’s in London ◦ Industrialization ◦ Crowded living situations ◦ Crowded working situations ◦ Sense of isolation/depression �Time � “It Period and Poem must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They said. ”
Theme 1 - Isolation � Out of reach physically/metaphorically “Nobody heard him, the dead man, ” … “I was much further out than you thought”
Theme 2 - Suffering � How � Why? long? � Entire life “But still he lay moaning: ” … “(Still the dead one lay moaning)”
Stanza 1 “Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. ” � FORM
Stanza 2 “Poor chap, he always loved larking And now he’s dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They said. ” � SPEAKERS
Stanza 3 “Oh, no no no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning. ” � SETTING
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