Frank O’Hara’s poem “Morning” was written in 1950 and the main idea of the poem is that the loss of a loved one is equivalent to the loss of happiness for life. The whole work is permeated with suffering, as the author understands that he will no longer be able to see a person close and dear to him. A feature of this poem is the large number of repetitions and comparisons that O’Hara uses to show his emotional experiences and enhance the effect of empathy for readers. Although the poem is constructed according to a simple scheme of quatrains, the author supplemented it with various cuts and repetitions to show the full depth of suffering resulting from his painful experience of love.
Repetition in work shows that the author has strong feelings and emotions for the person and wants readers to understand how he suffers from the fact that this person has left. O’Hara’s lines “I miss you always” are repeated more than once and show the reader that the author cannot accept the loss of love (para. 5). Nevertheless, this line is not the only one repeated in the poem. O’Hara often recounts “I love you always,” which has a simple but touching message (para. 1). It shows that he is not ready to give up his solid feelings or forget them.
In addition to repetitions in the poem, there are many unusual comparisons that make it unique. The author compares the glow of clouds and buses in his lines: “the buses go like clouds,” which is undoubtedly a notable and peculiar comparison (para. 4). There are other comparisons in the poem that make readers think about their meaning. O’Hara writes: “the car is as empty as a bicycle,” which probably implies that a bicycle is intended only for one single person, unlike a car (para. 7). Thus, the author’s unique style forces the reader to use their imagination to a great extent, given that O’Hara’s unusual comparisons and images are a key to understand his suffering.
In conclusion, the work of Frank O’Hara called “Morning,” is an example of a work poem; despite its simple form of quatrains, it uses a lot of awkward comparisons and images, which makes it unique. The author uses techniques of these comparisons and replays to make his thoughts more complete and profound. In the poem, the basis is that the author is suffering from the loss of a loved one, and so that readers can feel what he feels and empathize with him, O’Hara uses several literary tools.
Work Cited
O’Hara, Frank. “Morning.” All Poetry, 1950, Web.