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Someone. by Walter de la Mare. Someone came knocking. At my wee, small door; Someone came knocking, I'm sure — sure — sure; I listened, I opened, I looked to left and right, But nought there was a-stirring.
Some One. At all, at all, at all. Analysis (ai): "Some One" depicts an unidentified visitor who knocks on a door, creating a mysterious and unsettling atmosphere. The speaker's repeated insistence of "I'm sure—sure—sure" emphasizes the intensity of the experience.
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The poem begins with the speakerdescribing the sound of a knocking at his door. He goes to open it, and there is no one there. There are only the sounds and visions of the night. Around him, he can hear the sounds of beetles in the wall, a cricket whistling, and the screech-owl singing. These sounds do not approximate what he has heard and he is le...
Lines 1-8
This short poem begins with a major dramatic action, a knocking that “came” on the speaker’s door. It is the middle of the night and the speaker is surprised by this sound. He is out in the woods and cannot imagine who it would possibly be. One detail that does provide some additional clues to the settingis the description of the door as being “wee, small.” It is as if the speaker is making a point to emphasize the size of the door and make sure that the reader does not imagine him in a grand...
Lines 9-16
In the second half of the poem, the speaker expands upon what he is seeing and tells the reader what there is outside. It is not completely empty as he stated in the first half. There are a number of sounds coming from the wild outside his door, but none of them could have caused the rapping. When he listens closely he can hear the “busy beetle” that is “tapping” in the walls of his cabin, he analyzes this sound for a moment but knows that is not what he heard. Additionally, he can hear “from...
Walter del la Mare was born in April of 1873 in Charlton, Kent, England. As a young man, he was educated at St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir School in London. He began his working career in the offices of the Anglo-American Oil company, specifically, in the department statistics. He would work there from 1890 until 1908. His job prospects changed after t...
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Walter de la Mare: poemas destacados. Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) fue un notable escritor inglés, autor de relatos, novelas, obras teatrales, pero sobre todo poemas, tan bellos como perturbadores. Los poemas de Walter de la Mare se encuentran entre los más citados en las antologías de poesía inglesa, y fueron estimados por autores de la ...
Walter de la Mare —-Walter John de la Mare (1873-1956)— fue un magnífico escritor inglés, autor de poemas, relatos y novelas realmente extraordinarias, muchas de las cuales se inscriben entre los clásicos del género del terror.
5 de jun. de 2020 · Letra de Some One. Some one came knocking. At my wee, small door; Some one came knocking, I'm sure — sure — sure; I listened, I opened, I looked to left and right, But nought there was a-stirring. In the still, dark night;
POEMAS DE WALTER DE LA MARE. ( 25 de abril de 1873 Charlton, Reino Unido - 22 de junio de 1956 Twickenham, Reino Unido) LA RUINA. Cuando los últimos colores del día. Descienden ardiendo allá lejos, Sobre aquella ruina, frío y perplejo, El grillo salta de piedra en piedra; Dispersándose sobre el oscurecido verdor,
