Yet symbolically this jungle is the twisted, black, and crisp auto wreck. This depiction of the auto wreck is extravag ant and almost unreal. Using metaphors, Shapiro portrays the fantasy-like auto wreck in which wildness is indispensable. In addition to Shapiro's use of metaphorical phrases, he emphasizes the lack of comprehension of the on.
Auto Wreck, by Karl Shapiro - Auto Wreck is an ominous, grim, and disturbing poem written by Karl Shapiro about death, fate, coincidence and the envisioning of reality. In this harsh poem Shapiro describes an awful car accident where many people ends up dead. He flawlessly employes a unique imagery and language that gives the reader a clear and.
This lesson will present a summary and analysis of Karl Shapiro's poem 'Auto Wreck' by breaking the poem down into three stanzas and exploring the author's use of language and imagery as a means.
Shapiro’s poem “Auto Wreck,” he illustrates the irrationality of life for it can be taken away at any given time for no rational reason. Shapiro uses metaphors to emphasize the fantasy-like and wild setting of the auto wreck. The following is an excerpt taken from “Auto Wreck”: “And down the dark one ruby flare Pulsing out red light.
