Imagery - William Carlos Williams - "The Widow's Lament in Springtime"

The poem "The Widow's Lament in Springtime" emphasizes the imagery of certain situations to bring out the meaning of the poem. For example, "flaes as it has flamed" shows how brilliantly colored and lively the yard used to be during the springtime. But it is contrasted with "the cold fire that closes round me this year." These juxtaposed images bring out the sorrow due to the loss of the widow's husband. Also, the masses of lowers" aren't as noticeable as in years previous as she "turned away forgetting." The imagery of these flowers is used to develop the brilliant beauty of the yard. But, since she has lost her husband, all of this beauty is lost. The author's imagery of the yard help emphasize how much of a loss the widow feels because, despite the beauty, the author is still depressed and doesn't notice it. This poem used more imagery than the others and culminated in the desire to "fall into those flowers and sink into the marsh near them." This was the author's point that no matter how beautiful the scenery was, the loss of her husband still drug her down.