“Continuum” by Allen Curnow analysis Essay

The meter Continuum by Allen Curnow different issues ar dived upon. The song reflects on the antecedent leaving his can and gazing at the sky, thence going back in the house because he was cold. This poem delves into different themes. In this essay I will be exploring the different themes of the poem.One of the main themes expressed in this poem is the theme of the term. The author waits a long conviction outside of his house. This is shown as he talks about how the moon rolls oer the roof. In the end of the first stanza he mentions that the moon isnt re on the wholey piteous but it is his own perception. This may be because he waited for such a long snip that the moon moved across the sky and that from his viewpoint across the roof or that he was moving himself and seeing the moon at different angles. In the 5th stanza, the poet says A long moment stretches, the adjacent one is not on time. This shows a desire for order. This relates to perception of time, as he doesnt see time pass when he wants something to last.The next theme I will be reflecting upon is the theme of perception. This is first mentioned in the first stanza where he sees the moon as rolling over the roof and locomote take in but later on he realizes that the moon isnt actually rolling over the roof. This is a misconception of what is actually happening. In the 6th stanza, when the author writes the night sky empties the whole of his contents down that is again a misconception of what is actually happening. He is using personification to explain this. Perception is also challenges in the 5th stanza. This is closely related to what was written in the previous paragraph on time. His perception of time is faulted depending on how he feels.The biggest theme of this poem, is the theme of creation, this theme has a large impact on the poem as the poet reflects on it quite a bit. In the 3rd stanza the poet writes into the washed out creation, a dogged place. In the beginning of this s tanza the author talk about normal, domestic things like a porch or a privet but he then stars out into raw creation. The dark place might be just the actual creation itself. In the next stanza, theauthor moves on to talk about sleek clouds. This could be light coming from darkness and description that even in the darkest time of the day, there are still rays of light. In the last stanza the author talks about a cringing demiurge.A demiurge is a creator of universes, someone who creates. This is again linked to the theme of creation. During the poem Allen Curnow often tries to create some compliance of poetic structure but seems to fail continually. When he uses the word cringing maybe he his comparison himself to a demiurge that is forging the poem, or maybe he is blaming the demiurge for giving him insomnia, driving him outside and even then not letting him on any inspiration. The litter and the tools could be the feeble attempts to poet had made to create a worthy piece of wor k. In a sense impression this is paradoxical as the poet writes about not creation able to write poems in a poetIn conclusion, the three different themes mentioned above are all in some way or another related to each other. This is particularly seen in time and perception. The perception of time itself reflects both themes. This poet has used a lot of metaphysical ideas and the poem reaches an extremely hidden meaning. The theme of creation reflected on in this poem is very influential on the rest of the poem. The author uses these three themes to reflect on himself and his reason for a lack to produce anything. In a sense this is paradoxical as the poet writes about not being able to write poems in a poem.