“The Little Red Wheelbarrow” William Carlos Williams

beside the white chickens. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. Notice that each “stanza” is shaped like a wheelbarrow.

beside the white chickens. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. Notice contrasting colors…

beside the white chickens. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. Notice use of “glazed”… not “covered,” “splashed,” “soaked,” “drenched”

More about the author… Williams was looking for perspective. Carlos wished to break free from the symbolism and complicated forms common during the Victorian period in honor of that which was more direct and realistic. His work was part of the Imagist movement, whose writers favored clarity and precision over allusion and ambiguity. A pediatrician

Listen to this song! http://www.etseverywhere.com/bits-of-english-literature/the-red-wheelbarrow

Check out these poems… http://www.wtpsmercer.k12.nj.us/4431702519955/lib/4431702519955/The_Red_Wheelbarrow.ppt

Your turn! so much depends upon [mame a thing--an adjective and a noun] [describe how it looks] [describe where it is]